Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Summer Operation | The Russian Offensive In Svatovo Is Gaining Momentum. Military Summary 2023.07.25" video.

Half a million is a lot. I would be shocked if it was more than 300k. The 300k would be ready for winter offensive. 500k is too many to get ready for winter.
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@antonyjh1234 You are doing same as Ukrainian guys stating they can have millions mobilized. Come on. Do not exceed WWII numbers please ;) 300k is a lot as many are not as experienced as first batch of 300k Russia called in and it took months to integrate everyone other than these that just left active combat (around 70k). So another 300k will take at least as long as previous 300k - given previous 300k had 70k component that just finished contract in Ukraine & did not need much retraining. So it was more like 230k. Also do not value so much the "old" training pp got - it is more or less of little use - army runs on conformity - i.e. some of the guys in their 30s will be fit and able + remember how to use a rifle etc. some will be fat and drunk. You need to make them into one cohesive mass without assumptions - so all need to go get retrained. In addition you need something other than say "light infantry". Tankers. Artillerymen. These will need more detailed refreshing of skills. Say for your tank core, you will have T72 commanders that worked in a training center 10 years ago for few years. These guys would be OK with little refresher - but you also have guys that only occasionally were in T72 - once in a while - these need almost total training. Easiest is to put them through lots of training to make sure they are on the same level.
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