The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation compensate for huge losses in Ukraine at the expense of new recruits - ISW

According to analysts, recruits in the Russian Federation perform almost 85% of the plan for new contractors. The Russian army continues to grow, despite significant losses. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is likely to have enough strength to maintain the pace of offensive in 2024. Moscow compensates for the loss of their troops at the expense of new contractors. This was reported on February 14 by analysts of the American Institute of War Study (ISW).

The report of the Royal Institute of the Joint Forces stated that the Russian army continues to grow, despite significant losses. Yes, recruits in the Russian Federation perform almost 85% of the plan for new contracts. ISW noted that Russian troops may suffer losses on the front line in Ukraine at a speed close to the current rates of new forces.

According to the estimates, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will have enough live force and equipment to maintain a constant pace of offensive during 2024. However, the quality of the Russian army will not increase. According to experts, the ability of Ukraine's defense forces to defend and deplete the Russian forces largely depends on the continuation of assistance.

It is also unclear whether efforts will be able to compensate for the additional losses suffered by the occupiers to recruit new contracts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation if the invaders suffered if they begin to advance more actively. Analysts noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are more often involved in local tactical attacks until they lose up to 30% of living force. The unit is then sent for rotation and recovery.