David Davis

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David Davis @DavidDavisMP

Ukraine has a peacetime force of some 209,000 active military personnel. The figure for the British armed forces is just 138,500. As a proportion of population, that's roughly 0.5% for Ukraine and 0.2% for the UK. https://t.co/Brnf2Vz9JR — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 29, 2022

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Armed forces minister James Heappey says the war in Ukraine justifies cuts to the British Army. Apparently, 'small bands of determined people' are more effective in battle. Heappey will be aware Ukraine's armed forces are actually *bigger* than the UK's. https://t.co/EoM0oGX11x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 29, 2022

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Ukraine isn't fighting so well just because small units are best. The Ukrainian general staff have analysed Russian tactics in Chechnya, Syria, Georgia, Crimea and the Donbas and applied the lessons. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 29, 2022