The Russian president signed the new law just days after announcing a partial mobilization of reservists amid losses in the Ukraine war.
appearing to show reservist troops exhibiting disorderly behavior. One video showed a group of soldiers intoxicated and asleep on a stop on the way to the front line. Meanwhile, another video showed troops refusing to form ranks when instructed to do so.
Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that adding 300,000 troops to an already-struggling invasion"If you are already having significant challenges and haven't addressed some of those systemic strategic issues that make any large military force capable, there's nothing to indicate that it's going to get any easier by adding more variables to the equation," Ryder said.
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