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Ukraine Unable to Sustain Its Army, Ex-Intel Officer Admits
Ukraine Unable to Sustain Its Army, Ex-Intel Officer Admits
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The issue of the Ukrainian army and its number is part of the reported peace plan on resolving the Ukraine conflict, drafted by the Trump administration.
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“Well, 800,000 [troops] is far too many; we simply cannot equip and sustain that number of servicemen. We are unable to keep an army of that size even in peacetime,” former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak told Ukrainian media.He stressed that Ukraine could have such a large military force only if it were financed by Western partners.The Zelensky regime agreed to cut back the size of Ukrainian Army to 800,000 troops within the US-drafted peace plan to end the Ukraine conflict, FT reported earlier.
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Ukraine Unable to Sustain Its Army, Ex-Intel Officer Admits
08:14 GMT 28.11.2025 (Updated: 13:51 GMT 28.11.2025) The reported peace plan from the Trump administration includes a provision on the size of the Ukrainian army.
“Well, 800,000 [troops] is far too many; we simply cannot equip and sustain that number of servicemen. We are unable to keep an army of that size even in peacetime,” former Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Stupak told Ukrainian media.
He stressed that Ukraine could have such a large military force only if it were financed by Western partners.
“Germany has 180,000 [troops], Poland – 200,000, but Ukraine cannot have 800,000,” Stupak admitted.
The Zelensky regime agreed to cut back the size of Ukrainian Army to 800,000 troops within the US-drafted peace plan to end the Ukraine conflict, FT reported earlier.
3 September 2025, 19:05 GMT
