'They are likely to suffer a high attrition rate,' the U.K.'s Defense Ministry said of the drafted Russian troops.
's partial mobilization are likely being sent to the front lines with"minimal relevant preparation," according to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence on Monday.
The ministry said in its intelligence update that the first tranches of men drafted in the mobilization had begun arriving at military bases, with Russia now facing"an administrative and logistical challenge to provide training for the troops." "Unlike most Western armies, the Russian military provides low-level, initial training to soldiers within their designated operational units, rather than in dedicated training establishments," the update said."Typically, one battalion within each Russian brigade will remain in garrison if the other two deploy and can provide a cadre of instructors to train new recruits or augmentees. However, Russia has deployed many of these third battalions to Ukraine.
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