‘Ghost recruits’: Is Putin raising a Potemkin army to boost troop numbers?

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Aug 30, 2022 #boost, #ghost, #numbers, #potemkin, #putin, #raising, #recruits, #troop

‘Ghost recruits’: Is Putin raising a Potemkin army to boost troop numbers?

<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on August 25 that the Russian army would be reinforced with 137,000 new soldiers as the war in Ukraine grinds on. But analysts say this goal looks impossible for Moscow to achieve.</p>

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on August 25 that the Russian army would be reinforced with 137,000 new soldiers as the war in Ukraine grinds on. But analysts say this goal looks impossible for Moscow to achieve.