Posted on 09/04/2022 11:09:59 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Sunday that Russian forces in Ukraine have likely not received combat bonuses, hampering morale.
“Russian forces continue to suffer from morale and discipline issues in Ukraine,” the ministry said in a Twitter thread. “In addition to combat fatigue and high casualties, one of the main grievances from deployed Russian soldiers probably continues to be problems with their pay.”
It said that Russian troops receive a modest salary and a variety of bonuses and allowances, noting the combat bonuses have not been paid since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
“This is probably due to inefficient military bureaucracy, the unusual legal status of the ‘special military operation’, and at least some outright corruption amongst commanders,” the ministry said.
It added that Russia’s military has failed to provide deployed troops with “basic entitlements” such as appropriate uniforms, arms and rations, contributing to the military’s current “fragile morale.”
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Russian Government finances are in a world of hurt.
Shutting off Gas pipelines, also means shutting off gas revenues - while war expenses are up.
Russian oil revenues are the last prop under their economy and Government finances, and everybody knows it. Those revenues are in the crosshairs over the coming months.
Then they can print currency like Zimbabwe. For a while.
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