{"id":121051,"date":"2023-10-24T21:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=121051"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:49:38","slug":"russian-elite-units-humiliated-as-they-fill-with-convicts-given-low-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/russian-elite-units-humiliated-as-they-fill-with-convicts-given-low-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian elite units humiliated as they fill with convicts given low-priority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine: Russian armoured vehicle destroyed by drone<\/h3>\n

Once elite Russian military squads are now filled with convicts and given low-priority support, according to the British MoD.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence has released an intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine, focusing on Russia\u2019s \u201celite\u201d squads.<\/p>\n

First fielded in 2022, these company-sized groups were likely envisioned as \u201celite\u201d organisations which could \u201cseize the tactical advantage\u201d.<\/p>\n

And Russia largely continues to rely on these specially designated \u2018Storm-Z\u2019 units for local offensive operations in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

But since spring of this year, they have effectively become penal battalions, manned with convicts and regular troops on disciplinary charges.<\/p>\n

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Accounts suggest they are given the lowest priority for logistic and medical support, while repeatedly being ordered to attack.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence added that Russian troops have often conducted an effective defence but that the existence of \u2018Storm-Z\u2019 highlights the difficulty Russia has in generating combat infantry capable of conducting effective offensive operations.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s (October 23) update revealed how Russia\u2019s government spending has become increasingly focused on the war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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