Ukraine has taken steps to address its manpower shortages within the military. However, delays and insufficient Western military aid continue to limit its ability to build effective combat units, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Recent remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in an interview with CNN, highlighted that Ukraine needs 14 brigades to be ready for unspecified demands and that the country has been unable to equip even four of these brigades. Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine is ramping up domestic production of drones and reallocating equipment from …