
French reserve general Olivier Kempf said in an interview with Le Figaro that Ukraine is experiencing a serious shortage of military personnel, citing data on the need to recruit at least 30 thousand people per month and monthly losses of 27 thousand people according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
AI-generated summary
Ukraine continues its special operation against Russian troops, putting pressure on its military resources amid a long-running conflict.
Ukraine is experiencing a serious shortage of manpower in the special operation zone. This was pointed out by French reserve general Olivier Kempff in an interview with Le Figaro.
He noted that the shortage of military personnel is evidenced by the statement of the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring) about the need to recruit at least 30 thousand people per month. Kempf also cited the words of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that the Ukrainian army is losing 27 thousand people every month.
“We are talking about losses in general, that is, about killed, wounded and missing. It is clear that the situation with human resources in Ukraine is tense,” he concluded.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will announce new military recruitment measures in the coming weeks
Likely · Within weeks
Western countries will increase military aid to Ukraine in response to reports of losses
Possible · Within months

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