{"id":70826,"date":"2022-08-25T18:36:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/25\/putin-orders-russian-military-to-increase-troops-amid-ukraine-losses\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:23:08","slug":"putin-orders-russian-military-to-increase-troops-amid-ukraine-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/08\/25\/putin-orders-russian-military-to-increase-troops-amid-ukraine-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin orders Russian military to increase troops amid Ukraine losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country\u2019s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move to increase the number of troops by 137,000, or 13%, to 1.15 million by the end of the year came amid chilling developments on the ground in Ukraine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Fueling fears of a nuclear catastrophe, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-united-nations-climate-and-environment-c4b57d9b04e43d35747148b230eed187?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=TopNews&#038;utm_campaign=position_1\" target=\"_blank\">Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in southern Ukraine was cut off from the electrical grid<\/a> after fires damaged the last working transmission line, causing a blackout across the region, according to Ukrainian authorities. The plant was later reconnected to the grid, a local Russian-installed official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 The death toll from a Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-moscow-3507728aeaf8ebfc68a1cdbd3aa8c30e\" target=\"_blank\">rocket attack on a train station<\/a> and the surrounding area on Ukraine\u2019s Independence Day climbed to 25, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia said it targeted a military train and claimed to have killed more than 200 Ukrainian reservists in the attack Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin\u2019s decree did not specify whether the expansion would be accomplished by widening the draft, recruiting more volunteers, or both. But some Russian military analysts predicted heavier reliance on volunteers because of the Kremlin\u2019s concerns about a potential domestic backlash from an expanded draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move will boost Russia\u2019s armed forces overall to 2.04 million, including the 1.15 million troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/08\/25\/vampire-to-transform-ukraine-pickups-into-deadly-missile-launchers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vampire-2.webp_.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Vampire\u2019 to transform Ukraine pickups into deadly missile launchers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The L3Harris-made Vampire will be included in the nearly $3 billion in aid announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western estimates of Russian dead in the Ukraine war have ranged from more than 15,000 to over 20,000 \u2014 more than the Soviet Union lost during its 10-year war in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said last week that as many as 80,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded, eroding Moscow\u2019s ability to conduct big offensives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kremlin has said that only volunteer contract soldiers take part in the Ukraine war. But it may be difficult to find more willing soldiers, and military analysts said the planned troop levels may still be insufficient to sustain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Russian Col. Retired Viktor Murakhovsky said in comments carried by the Moscow-based RBC online news outlet that the Kremlin will probably try to keep relying on volunteers, and he predicted that will account for the bulk of the increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another Russian military expert, Alexei Leonkov, noted that training on complex modern weapons normally takes three years. And draftees serve only one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA draft won\u2019t help that, so there will be no increase in the number of draftees,\u201d the state RIA Novosti news agency quoted Leonkov as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3669\" height=\"2370\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"A drone carries a big national flag in front of Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-105201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg 3669w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg?resize=768,496 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,661 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,992 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22237224017321.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1323 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3669px) 100vw, 3669px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A drone carries a big national flag in front of Ukraine&#8217;s the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fears of a Chernobyl-like disaster have been mounting in Ukraine because of fighting around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The damaged line in Thursday\u2019s incident apparently carried outgoing electricity, not affecting a separate line used to power vital cooling systems for the plant\u2019s reactors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zaporizhzhia\u2019s Russian-installed regional governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, claimed on the Telegram messaging app that Ukrainian forces had attacked, causing the fire that damaged the transmission lines. Ukraine\u2019s nuclear energy agency, Energoatom, blamed \u201cactions of the invaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the incident apparently didn\u2019t affect the reactors\u2019 cooling systems \u2014 whose loss could lead to a meltdown \u2014 it stoked fears of disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/24\/us-to-send-ukraine-anti-air-anti-drone-systems-as-war-hits-milestone\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22236277488366.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US weapons package for Ukraine stresses long-haul commitment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon is expected to contract for the defense materiel, apart from billions in equipment it has sent Ukraine from its stockpiles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere on the battle front, the deadly strike on the train station in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, came as Ukraine was bracing for attacks tied to the national holiday and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/08\/23\/us-to-send-ukraine-3-billion-in-aid-as-war-hits-6-months\/\" target=\"_blank\">the war\u2019s six-month mark<\/a>, both of which fell on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, did not say whether all of the 25 people killed were civilians. If they were, it would amount to one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in weeks. Thirty-one people were reported wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses said some of the victims, including at least one child, burned to death in train cars or passing automobiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything sank into dust,\u201d said Olena Budnyk, a 65-year-old Chaplyne resident. \u201cThere was a dust storm. We couldn\u2019t see anything. We didn\u2019t know where to run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dead included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near the train station, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said its forces used an Iskander missile to strike a military train carrying Ukrainian troops and equipment to the front line in eastern Ukraine. The ministry claimed more than 200 reservists \u201cwere destroyed on their way to the combat zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack served as a painful reminder of Russia\u2019s continued ability to inflict large-scale suffering. Wednesday\u2019s national holiday celebrated Ukraine\u2019s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tetyana Kvitnytska, deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional health department, said those hurt in the train station attack suffered head injuries, broken limbs, burns and shrapnel wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following attacks in which civilians have died, the Russian government has repeatedly claimed that its forces aim only at legitimate military targets. Hours before the bloodshed at the train station, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted the military was doing its best to spare civilians, even at the cost of slowing down its offensive in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, a Russian missile attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed more than 50 people as crowds of mostly women and children sought to flee the fighting. 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