The Russian military is calling up reinforcements from across the entire country as it has been loosing a lot of personnel, the UK Ministry of Defence has said.
According to the latest public intelligence assessment released Tuesday, March 15 by the UK ministry, Russia was redeploying forces from as far away as “its Eastern Military District, Pacific Fleet and Armenia” and was increasingly tapping other sources of fighters such as “private military companies, Syrians, and other mercenaries.”
Faced with “continued personnel losses in Ukraine, Russia is increasingly seeking to generate additional troops to bolster and replace its personnel losses,” the UK assessment said.
“It is likely Russia is struggling to conduct offensive operations in the face of sustained Ukrainian resistance.”