The British defense ministry said that cadets and prisoners were likely being deployed to support the war in Ukraine.
Separately, Russian military academies are shortening training courses and bringing cadets' graduation dates forwards, the British intelligence update said.
"The acceleration of officer cadets' training, and Wagner's demand for assault troops suggests that two of the most critical shortages within the military manning crisis are probably combat infantry and junior commanders."has contacted the Russian defense ministry for a response to the daily British assessment, which emphasizes Moscow's losses and Kyiv's gains.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a speech during the Russian-Uzbek signing ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on September 15, 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24.An article by Christopher Faulkner, an assistant professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, published on The Conversation on Thursday said that Russia's reliance on mercenaries in Ukraine suggests that it has a weak military.
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