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Russia has about 500,000 troops in Ukraine and near its borders - Umerov
Ukraine's Defence Minister has said that Russia has about half a million troops in Ukraine and near its borders, and preparing additional manpower
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He said this in an interview with Reuters.
According to Umerov, Russia has about 500,000 troops in Ukraine and near its borders. Invading Russian forces are also preparing to bring in another 200,000-300,000 personnel.
At the same time, Reuters notes that Ukraine's defense personnel number more than one million.
"Military analysts put the number of Ukrainian defense personnel, including security and law enforcement, at more than one million," the article adds.
- On May 26, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian occupation forces were gathering a new group near the border — 90 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv.
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