”Russia probably managed to recruit approximately 300,000 contract soldiers in 2023. This massive recruitment effort did not create significant tensions in Russian society, unlike the partial mobilisation in 2022.
Rebuilding the military forces through mobilisation and recruitment has been one of the most crucial strategic lessons for Russia from the war in Ukraine.
The outcomes of this effort are expected to inform its conduct in future conflicts, both in Ukraine and elsewhere….
Russia aims to increase its military personnel from 1.15 million to 1.5 million soldiers by 2026…
In 2022, Russia’s production of new artillery ammunition alone reached approxi- mately 600,000 units, roughly equivalent to the combined output of the United States and European Union member states…
President Putin’s publicly announced plan to restore 2,000 old tanks by 2026 may well be feasible…”
