UK says Russia seeks to bolster armed forces after losses mount - GulfToday

UK says Russia seeks to bolster armed forces after losses mount

  • 10 Apr 2022
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Armed men in military fatigues block access to the government buildings in eastern Ukraine's rebel-held Lugansk. AFP

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British military intelligence said on Sunday the Russian armed forces were seeking to strengthen troop numbers with personnel discharged from military service since 2012, as losses mount from its invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian forces' efforts to boost their fighting power also includes trying to recruit from the unrecognised Transnistria region of Moldova, the Ministry of Defence said in a regular bulletin on Twitter.

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Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

According to the UNHCR, 406,611 Ukrainians have entered Moldova, a small country of 2.6 million people that is among the poorest in Europe but also the closest to the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

The European Commission is encouraging Ukrainian refugees to continue their journey to settle in a European Union country more able to bear the financial burden.

 

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