Soon the Russian Federation will start working on a new party of potential occupiers - British intelligence
Russian men under the age of 30 have to spend one year in the army. Officially, the durables are not sent to the front, but in fact it does not guarantee that they will not really find themselves there. "Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, the Russian leadership stated that the conscripts would not be sent to the forefront. However, in August 2024 conscripts were involved in a military operation in Kursk," British intelligence said.
The parents of some Russians were worried that their sons were sent to fight after less than four months of service. Such a step was not even legal, because in Russia there is a service of conscripts in the war zone. However, there are several conditions - the fighters have to serve four months and take preparation in the appropriate specialty. The UK intelligence suggested that such a reaction of parents had influenced the Kremlin.
However, it is unlikely that it will force the aggressor country to move away from the pressure on the soldiers to replenish the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the war in Ukraine. "The reaction of recruits to their referral to the defense of mainland Russia probably enhances the sensitivity for Russian leaders to send conscripts to Ukraine itself.
However, Russia will most likely continue to force conscripts to sign contracts after completion of service to ensure a stable delivery In the conditions of high outflow, "the report reads. We will remind, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army "South" Sergey Bratchuk said that in the assault units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are fighting cadets and exstates.