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British intelligence services say “problems have probably worsened” since “partial mobilization”
May 24. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Intelligence services of the United Kingdom have indicated this Wednesday that the Russian Army “has had problems applying discipline in its ranks” in the framework of the invasion of Ukraine and has added that “the problems have probably worsened” after the ” partial mobilization” decreed in September 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Credible investigations by independent Russian journalists suggest that between January and May 2023, Russian military courts dealt with 1,053 cases of personnel absent from active duty without leave, more than during the entirety of 2022,” they said, according to a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense through its account on the social network Twitter.
Thus, they have argued that “court data suggest that the majority of those found guilty of absence from active duty without leave are punished with suspended sentences, which means they can be redeployed in the ‘special military operation’ “, referring to the term used by Russia to describe the invasion.
“Russia’s efforts to improve discipline have focused on setting an example for those who fail to comply and promoting patriotic zeal, rather than addressing the underlying causes of disillusionment among soldiers,” UK Military Intelligence said. .
