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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

It was actually fairly equal, with Russians making up around 60% of the SovUnion's population and 60% of the Red Army.

Ukrainians were around 20% of the SovUnion's population and 20% of the Red Army, but much of Ukraine was under Nazi occupation - thus, Ukrainians of military age still under Soviet control necessarily were drawn from more heavily or volunteered more readily to get to 20% of the Red Army.