Russia’s 300,000 Mobilized Troops & Declared State of War — Where Are They & What is Ukraine’s Plan to Repel Them?

Many have now reported on the Russian mobilization of troops that were set to arrive in Ukraine by June 2024, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

This conscription came in response to the terrorist attack on the outskirts of Moscow and added to the routine spring conscription campaign, which called 150,000 citizens for military service. There are also reports that this effort was added to because of the relatively weak response to the country’s rigged presidential election where Putin “won” over 87 percent of the vote.

Before, the Kremlin faced backlash for mobilization attempts. They tend to be unpopular whether that’s in Ukraine or in Russia for understandable reasons. In Russia, in the fall of 2022, mobilization sparked widespread protests with many hundreds of thousands fleeing the country.

Where Russia has the advantage is the significantly larger population and the seemingly endless number of conscripts willing to trade their lives for money and national pride.

U.S. intelligence estimated in December 2023 that the Kremlin had lost over 315,000 soldiers since the start of the conflict. Although, these estimates vary. Meanwhile, around 70,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, with approximately 120,000 wounded.

So, where are the troops and what do they mean for Ukraine’s defensive strategy to repel…