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Ukraine's General Staff announces audit of unit staffing, manpower allocation, as Drapatyi takes charge
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The Kyiv Independent
Ukraine's General Staff announced on July 29 an audit of combat unit staffing and manpower allocation under its new commander, General Mykhailo Drapatyi.
In public interviews, Syrskyi acknowledged the uneven distribution in favor of assault units, but justified it by citing their heavier losses, suffered while undertaking difficult and costly assault operations.
"These decisions are aimed at increasing combat readiness, ensuring personnel balance and more rational use of human capital," the announcement added.
The General Staff's announcement is not the first attempt to review the process of manpower allocation in the military.
Fighting against Russia, Ukraine's military has been locked in a chronic manpower crisis since 2024, when high losses among the infantry coincided with a decline in voluntary enlistment.