The Russian Ministry of Defense has probably accidentally published a report that provides insights into Russia's military weaknesses.
Moscow – The Russian Ministry of Defense published a report on problems with the mobilization of recruits and deleted it shortly afterwards. The content of the report includes, among other things, reasons why mobilization in 2022 was so difficult and consequences that the Ministry of Defense wants to draw from it. Initially, the investigative online newspaper The Insider reported on the report of the head of the mobilization department of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Yevgeny Burdinsky, noting that the deleted post is still viewable in the web archive of the Ministry of Defense.
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The document states that the Russian army is struggling with an "unwillingness of part of society to perform military duties." Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the mobilization of about 2022,300 reservists in September 000. The conscription of conscripts caused panic. Hundreds of thousands of people fled abroad after the announcement to flee a deployment in the Ukraine war. In the report, the head of the mobilization department partly blames the "information pressure of the Internet blogger community".
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. (Symbolic image) © IMAGO/Mikhail Tereshchenko
In order to prevent more Russian conscripts from escaping the Ukraine war, the military registration and recruitment offices, together with the Ministry of the Interior, want to carry out raids on conscripts this year, according to the report. In addition, a database of about 31.6 million people has been created, 2.9 million of whom are of conscription age. Information such as mobile phone numbers or e-mail addresses are currently being collected from these residents in order to reach them directly. The post in the web archive reads in the wording: "The main task in 2023 is the fulfillment of the order for the selection of citizens for military service under the contract, including in registered units, as well as the fulfillment of the norm for the conscription of citizens for military service.
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In addition to the lack of readiness among the population, other problems became public in the contribution of the Ministry of Defense. For example, many soldiers could not be properly cared for even when they started service, as there were difficulties in "the delivery of weapons and equipment". Russia is therefore involving the work of state-owned and private companies in order to counteract the difficulties with equipment.
Finally, the preparations of the Russian General Staff for further attacks in Ukraine are said to be in full swing. Before the end of this year, the military plans to form new combined-arms and air armies. In addition, an army corps, five divisions and 26 brigades are to be added. According to the Ministry of Defense, a naval district for the Sea of Azov is also being planned. (nz)
