Russian military strained by severe personnel shortages warns UK
Data provided by British intelligence services suggest that the Russian army might be in trouble. Russia's war tactics require a constant replenishment of infantry personnel, which is becoming increasingly problematic.
9:02 AM EDT, August 22, 2024
The intelligence services of the United Kingdom point out that it will be difficult for the Russians to continue conducting total war, which demands enormous infantry forces. The ability to replenish personnel is slowly being exhausted. This also limits the Russian army's capability to form units with higher combat capabilities.
An example is analyzing information from the Russian portal "Important Stories." The Russians themselves admit that the Specialized Motorized Rifle Regiment and the unusual Aerospace Forces handle the defense of the Kursk region.
According to the British intelligence report, forming such unconventional units indicates huge staffing shortages in Russia. The report's authors add that the Russians will no longer be able to conduct a prolonged war with such a pattern of operations.
The Russians are incurring increasing losses. Are they cornered?
British services believe Russia's problems stem from the enormous number of casualties on the front, which none of the commanders has really accounted for so far.
Russia continues to develop new units and recruit more personnel to sustain its mass attritional warfare approach against Ukraine. The high casualty rates that result mean that Russia needs to continuously replenish front line infantry personnel, which will almost certainly continue to limit Russia’s ability to generate higher capability units, the report authors write.
Additionally, the Ukrainian offensive in Russia is ongoing. The Ukrainian army gains several square miles of territory in the Kursk region daily.
