What happened? The russian army suffers significant manpower losses every day and tries to compensate them in different ways.
Source. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Details. The military leadership continues to search for those willing to fight among prisoners, in particular in the colonies of Tula Oblast. Recruiters promise prisoners to expunge the records of their conviction in exchange for 3 months of service, for recidivists or those convicted of especially grave crimes, the term of service will be 6 months. However, no contracts are signed with interested parties.
Recruitment of so-called “reservists” to the 3rd Army Corps is also ongoing. Among the already recruited personnel, there is a large number of people with drug and alcohol addiction.
The fact of forced mobilisation in the city of Horlivka reveals the problems with staffing units, local so-called “military registration and enlistment offices” together with “militia” were tasked to recruit 6,000 people by August 19. The search and detention of men continues in the city, which in turn causes mass dissatisfaction among local residents.