US defense officials say Russia is difficult to find more soldiers to Ukraine, even recruiting older rookies, poor physical condition and lack of training.

US senior defense officials on August 29 mentioned the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to increase the armed forces about 10%, to 1.15 million, starting from January 2023.

Russia began to try to expand its recruitment efforts, an unnamed official told journalists.

Many rookies are said to be older than the regulations, not healthy enough and not well trained, US officials added.

Russian soldiers patrolled in the center of Mariupol city in April. Photo: AFP.

The conclusion of the Pentagon is that any additional rookie may not effectively expand the overall fighting power later this year, according to this official.

Earlier this month, US Defense Secretary Colin Kahl was estimated at 70,000-80,000 Russian soldiers who were killed or injured in Ukraine since the military campaign began on February 24.

Russia has not yet commented on this information.

Russia launched a special military campaign on February 24 for demilitaries and non -fascist Ukraine.

The Russian Defense Ministry today said that Ukrainian armed forces units were severely lost in the counterattack, while Kiev had not yet commented on this information.

The Ukrainian battlefield situation after more than 6 months of fighting.

The decision to increase the military scale to more than 2 million people of Putin is said to compensate for losses in Ukraine and are ready for prolonged conflict.

The case of Russian car bomb Alexander Dugin is in danger of escalating the crisis in Ukraine, when the tough voice in Moscow is pointing at Kiev.