The weapons of the “veterans” of the war in Ukraine and the recently drafted into the Russian military have significant differences.
From the beginning of the announcement of “partial” mobilization in Russia , thousands of poorly trained soldiers were almost immediately sent to the Ukrainian front to resupply combat units that had suffered significant losses. The recent call by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to select weapons, uniforms and equipment from the Armed Forces can be considered a confirmation of the numerous problems faced by Russian reservists. Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain draws attention to the fact that there are rare cases of soldiers being sent to service without weapons or with poor equipment.
From open sources, it becomes known that mobilized reservists are usually issued AKM assault rifles, which were first used in 1959. The condition and serviceability of these weapons leaves many doubts, especially if you take into account the storage conditions. It is likely that a significant number of them are literally unusable.
But the main nuance that British intelligence pays attention to is the caliber of AKM cartridges. In particular, the AKM fires 7.62 mm cartridges, while Russia's regular combat units are mainly armed with 5.45 mm AK-74M or AK-12 assault rifles.
“The integration of reservists with contract servicemen and veterans of combat operations in Ukraine will mean that Russian logisticians will have to deliver not one, but two types of ammunition for small arms to the front lines. This is likely to further complicate Russia's already strained logistics system,” says the British intelligence report.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 31 October 2022
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