(KYIV) – Russia does not have the manpower needed to launch a new large scale offensive in Ukraine in the fifth year of the war, according to former British Major General Chip Chapman. Chapman said Russia’s recruitment efforts are sufficient only to replace losses and maintain existing forces, not to create the strategic reserve required for a major new operation. In 2025, Moscow recruited about 409,000 personnel, a figure officials aim to repeat in 2026, but this merely fills gaps…