"Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent," US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli told Congress.
  • Russia’s army has grown bigger despite sustaining losses when it invaded Ukraine, says a US general.
  • US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli said the Russian army “is actually now larger — by 15 percent.”
  • “Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent,” Cavoli said.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    1612·
    7 months ago

    Forced conscription makes a large military in a country with a huge population much larger. Ukraine isn’t even relevant to the equation.