Russian ground troops likely expanded to assist the Ukrainian offensive: UK
- Russian Politicians have confirmed that prospective 3 AC recruits will get large monetary incentives after deploying to Ukraine
The UK ministry of defense in its intelligence report said that to support the Ukraine operation, Russia has almost certainly established a major new ground forces formation.
“Russia likely plans to resource a large proportion of 3 AC from newly formed ‘volunteer’ battalions, which are being raised across the country, and which group together recruits from the same areas,” the ministry said.
Politicians from the Russian area have confirmed that prospective 3 AC recruits will get large monetary incentives after deploying to Ukraine. Recruitment is open to men up to 50 years old and with only middle-school education.
“A Russian army corps typically consists of 15-20,000 troops, but it will probably be difficult for Russia to bring 3 AC up to this strength, given very limited levels of popular enthusiasm for volunteering for combat in Ukraine,” the MoD said in a tweet.
Picture Credits: Reuters
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