However, Russia still has enough reserves to send to Ukraine.
Russia has already exhausted reserves of combat-ready battalion -tactical groups . In Russia, covert mobilization continues at the state level. And in the Belgorod and Rostov regions, on the basis of conscripts and mobilization resources, new units of troops are being formed and sent to the territory of Ukraine. However, the use of such troops is largely ineffective. This was stated by the representative of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky.
According to Skibitsky, the Russian military enlistment offices call up conscripts, sign contracts, then form new units and go to Ukraine.
“How effective the use of such troops is is already shown by hostilities. In many cases, this is not effective, but we really understand that today the Russian Federation has exhausted the resources related to the most combat-ready battalion tactical groups, “the GUR representative added.
However, he noted that Russia still has enough reserves to send to Ukraine.
Skibitsky also confirmed the information about the depression and depressed moral and psychological climate in the units of the Russian army.
According to him, the most depressed morale is in servicemen of the 1st and 2nd army corps from the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, because this is where the forced mobilization takes place.
experience, is now focused on the most important areas.
«Besides, those reservists who go to the territory of Ukraine from the Russian Federation, especially from its central regions, eastern regions, they simply went and thought that go to earn money, and here they are essentially met by strong resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forces Defense, Territorial Defense and the entire population of Ukraine, “Skibitsky said.
He also said that instead of receiving money, the occupiers return home in bags for corpses, which greatly affects the morale of the Russian military.
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Moral and psychological condition of Russian servicemen involved in hostilities in Ukraine remains a significant problem for senior management . Increasing the number of battalion tactical groups may not affect the tasks assigned to them, the US Department of Defense said.
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