It’s not clear how many of the Russian troops deployed against the Ukraine are conscripts. We get these reports of green conscripts blundering around in the advance, but analysis like this article say Russia has deployed largely experienced, professional soldiers.
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Although Ukraine’s armed forces have improved since the fighting of 2014-2015, so have Russia’s. The units surrounding Ukraine are largely staffed by contract soldiers—professional servicemen, rather than conscripts—with high levels of readiness, modernised equipment and officers bloodied in several conflicts, such as the war in Syria. Ukraine’s military is understaffed, poorly supplied, and inexperienced in manoeuvre warfare. Russian forces therefore have considerable quantitative and qualitative superiority.
https://www.economist.com/by-invitat...nge-in-ukraine
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