'The formation of such ad-hoc units will lead to further tensions, inequality and an overall lack of cohesiveness between forces,' the ISW said.
is increasingly relying on poorly trained volunteers in his war against Ukraine, according to a U.S.-based think tank.
President Vladimir Putin talks during his press conference at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, on September 16, 2022, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Institute for the Study of War said that the Russian leader is being forced to use poorly trained soldiers in the war with Ukraine.
Retired Russian officers are criticizing the approach, calling for the formation of proper conventional divisions rather than volunteer battalions, the report said.
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