The Intelligence Service attributed Russia’s “low morale” to the “absence of rotation” in the combat zone

MADRID, September 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The British Intelligence Service stated this Thursday that a “lack of high-level training” in the Russian Army contributed to Moscow’s “difficulty” in “complex attacks” within the framework of the invasion of Ukraine.

“This lack of training likely contributed to Russia’s difficulty in carrying out a complex attack (in Ukraine) successfully,” they said, according to a statement by the British Ministry of Defense via its account on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter.

Therefore, they recalled that today marks one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of “partial mobilization”, which included the call-up of some 300,000 Russian reservists.

“On September 15, 2023, the chairman of the Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma and former general, Andrei Kartapolov, reiterated that mobilized personnel are required to serve during ‘special military operations,’” ​​they stressed.

In this regard, they have highlighted that “in a new recognition of the difficult situation on the front lines, Kartapolov also said that it is impossible for personnel to leave the area of ​​operations while on duty,”

“The lack of regular rotation of units outside of combat duty is perhaps one of the most important factors contributing to low Russian morale and the failure of the Russian Army to conduct high-level training since the invasion,” they said.