The weaknesses of the Russian armed forces are well known, but little is known about the Ukrainian military. But now an insider is doing the math. The former colonel and military strategist Glen Grant served in the British army for 37 years, has been in Ukraine since 2010, advised the Minister of Defense in Kiev in 2014 and is now a staff member at the “Ukrainian Institute for Future Studies”.

Grant has had countless conversations with enlisted men and commanders. His verdict is: