Russia is ‘running out of steam’ in its invasion of Ukraine, the head of MI6 has said.
Analysts believe more than 30,000 volunteers may have been signed up to assist in Moscow’s ‘special military operation’.Kateryna Stepanenko, Russia researcher at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, told CNN: ‘Some battalions will partake exclusively in combat support and combat support operations , while others will reinforce pre-existing military units or form combat battalions.’
‘The short-term training is unlikely to turn volunteers with no prior experience into effective soldiers in any unit.’ It follows reports that Putin was enlisting convicted murderers and jailed military spies to bolster his ranks, with hundreds of inmates signing up in exchange for a pardon.
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