UK intelligence reports a shortage of staff, facilities and munitions means the 300,000 new recruits are receiving ‘little or no training’
What we know on day 255 of the invasion
The 300,000 troops Putin conscripted as part of the mobilisation drive are providing “little additional offensive combat capability’ as the Russian military is struggling to train them, UK intelligence has reported.
In its daily briefing, the UK Ministry of Defence said troops are being deployed with “little or no training”.
The Russian Armed Forces were already stretched providing training for the approximate 300,000 troops required for its ‘partial mobilisation’, announced on 21 September 2022.
These issues will be compounded by the additional regular autumn annual conscription cycle, announced on 30 September 2022 and starting 01 November 2022, which is usually expected to bring in an additional 120,000 personnel.
They left us this gift, and it has high, very high [precision], and it now works against them, it helps us push them away.