 Ukraine requires 250,000 recruits to sustain defence. Ukraine's defence efforts require the mobilisation of at least 250,000 individuals to maintain combat effectiveness, said Serhi Filimonov, leader of the Honor Youth Movement and commander of legendary Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, in an interview with TSN. We simply will not be able to fight without mobilising at least 250,000 people. Filimonov said, noting the urgency of reinforcing Ukraine's military ranks with trained fighters and those with combat experience. Filimonov referenced former commander Valeriy Zaluznyi's estimate of needing up to 500,000 recruits and stressed the importance of current soldiers passing on their knowledge to new recruits. He pointed out the challenges new soldiers would face if experienced fighters were lost to injuries, psychological burnout or death. Ukraine does not require active offensive actions this year but should focus on building defence, accumulating weapons, training personnel and mobilising more forces, according to Filimonov. Filimonov took command of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, part of the 59th Brigade on February the 6th. Previous battalion commander of the 67th Separate Mechanised Brigade and hero of Ukraine Dmitro Kotsiyubilo was killed in March 2023 in battle near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast at the age of 27.