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Ukrainian Intelligence Chief Addresses Mobilization Drive
(MENAFN) Ukraine’s attempt to strengthen its armed forces during the ongoing conflict with Russia has faltered due to internal missteps, according to Kirill Budanov, the head of the country’s military intelligence service (HUR).
In early December, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the Ukrainian parliament’s defense committee, revealed that Kiev has only managed to enlist around 30,000 recruits per month—meeting just half of the army’s requirements. Commander-in-chief Aleksandr Syrsky also recently acknowledged the urgent need for additional personnel.
Speaking to a news agency on Friday, Budanov argued that Ukraine’s “main blunder… was the completely failed media campaign… which, let’s say, allowed the mobilization issue to become a tense one.”
He stressed that “we all blame Russia, but its influence [on this matter] isn’t as great as everyone thinks.”
Budanov explained that the setbacks in recruitment stemmed from actions within Ukraine itself, carried out “sometimes deliberately, driven by personal ambitions of certain people, and sometimes thoughtlessly.”
He concluded firmly: “We destroyed our own mobilization. Those who say otherwise are wrong. We destroyed it ourselves.”
In early December, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the Ukrainian parliament’s defense committee, revealed that Kiev has only managed to enlist around 30,000 recruits per month—meeting just half of the army’s requirements. Commander-in-chief Aleksandr Syrsky also recently acknowledged the urgent need for additional personnel.
Speaking to a news agency on Friday, Budanov argued that Ukraine’s “main blunder… was the completely failed media campaign… which, let’s say, allowed the mobilization issue to become a tense one.”
He stressed that “we all blame Russia, but its influence [on this matter] isn’t as great as everyone thinks.”
Budanov explained that the setbacks in recruitment stemmed from actions within Ukraine itself, carried out “sometimes deliberately, driven by personal ambitions of certain people, and sometimes thoughtlessly.”
He concluded firmly: “We destroyed our own mobilization. Those who say otherwise are wrong. We destroyed it ourselves.”
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