According to Alistair Carns, the army would be “expended” in six to twelve months if the rate of casualties sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued.
“Generate mass rapidly in the event of a crisis” is what he stated it demonstrated.
On October 1st, the army had 109,245 soldiers, including 25,814 volunteer reservists, according to official numbers.
According to Carns, a reserve and former colonel in the Royal Marines, Russia loses over 1,500 men every day, either dead or injured.
Carns, the minister for veterans and people, stated during a speech on reserves at the Royal United Services Institute defense think tank in London.
