The Pakistan Times

KYIV, 8 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Ukraine is facing an increasingly serious shortage of combat-ready troops as the war with Russia enters its fifth year, with military commanders and analysts warning that some front-line units are operating at only half strength. Despite Ukraine’s advances in drone technology and battlefield tactics, the shortage of personnel is limiting its ability to exploit those advantages and launch sustained operations. Commanders say exhausted soldiers cannot be rotated frequently enough because there are not eno...