Ukraine's army now larger than Russia's: Kyiv
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Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine's army is larger than Russia's, but will it be enough to sustain the war effort as fighting escalates?

U Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Kyiv’s army is now larger than Moscow’s during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday. He said that Ukraine’s military now has 880,000 soldiers, while Russia’s forces are comprised of 600,000 troops.

  • @some_guy
    17•2 days ago

    The article contains conflicting statements from Zelensky:

    Comparing the size of Ukraine’s armed forces to other EU countries, Zelensky previously said: “The Ukrainian army is the largest in Europe. The second place after us (France) is four times smaller than us. I think the French have about 200,000. We have 980,000.”

    It was 880k in a previous paragraph.

    • Aatube
      18•2 days ago

      Either a typo, or that’s what he previously said and now he’s saying 880k.

      • Skua
        23•2 days ago

        Almost certainly a typo. Both the subtitles under the video of Zelenskyy and every other mention of the number all say 880,000

        • Aatube
          5•2 days ago

          There’s this syndicated Jan 6 story that says he said 980k back then.

          • Pup BiruEnglish
            10•2 days ago

            it’s also okay to misspeak, misremember, etc… we shouldn’t demand absolute perfection from our leaders. this isn’t an exam