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☆ Putin fears the wrath of soldiers' wives as the Kremlin tries to 'pay off' potential protesters, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian soldiers and their wives are becoming increasingly unhappy with long deployments. The outlet reported that the Kremlin believes most wives are more concerned about the paycheck than their husbands returning from war. AdvertisementThe report comes after the wives of deployed soldiers held a rare public protest in Moscow on November 7. In its latest briefing note, the MoD cited that On 27 November 2023, a prominent online group for soldiers' wives published a manifesto against "indefinite mobilization." Recent requests by soldiers' wives to hold protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg have been denied.

Persons: —, RkeSEZILBt — Slava, @Heroiam_Slava, doesn't, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Ella Pamfilova Organizations: Service, Ministry of Defence, MoD, Kremlin, Levada Locations: Russian, Moscow, London, St, Petersburg, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Ukraine

☆ Putin fears the wrath of soldiers' wives, as the Kremlin tries to buy-off potential protestors, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian soldiers and their wives are becoming increasingly unhappy with long deployments without rotation. AdvertisementThe Kremlin is concerned that the disgruntled wives of conscripted soldiers unhappy with long deployments could become a significant political headache, reports say. The Kremlin believes that most wives are more concerned about the paycheck than their husbands returning from war, the outlet reported. The report comes after the wives of deployed soldiers held a rare public protest in Moscow on November 7. AdvertisementRecent requests by soldiers' wives to hold protests in Moscow and St Petersburg have been denied.

Persons: —, RkeSEZILBt — Slava, @Heroiam_Slava, doesn't, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Ella Pamfilova Organizations: Service, UK Ministry of Defense, Russian, St, Levada Locations: Russian, Moscow, The, London, St Petersburg, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Ukraine

☆ Ukraine's security service raided a factory in Ukraine making uniforms for the Russian national ski team, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A factory in western Ukraine was caught making uniforms for Russia's national ski team. Ukraine's security service said it found a production line for the ski team in Zakarpattia Oblast. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA factory in Ukraine was caught making uniforms for Russia's national ski team, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said, per The Kyiv Post. The SBU said it had found evidence of a production line for the ski team operating within a factory located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, per the report.

Persons: —, Viktor Mykyta Organizations: national, Service, Ukraine's Security, Zakarpattia Regional, Kyiv Post, Russian Federation, United Nations Locations: Ukraine, Zakarpattia Oblast, Kyiv, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Mukachevo

☆ Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some Ukrainian troops said the training didn't reflect the kind of fighting they faced against Russian forces. That has raised doubts about whether Western militaries are training themselves for the right kinds of operations. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe slow progress of the counteroffensive Ukraine launched in early June led to criticism that Ukrainian troops were failing to apply properly the training they received from Western militaries. But what if the problem isn't with the Ukrainians but rather with Western tactics? Ukraine eventually junked those Western tactics in favor a playbook from the Western Front circa 1917.

Persons: —, HENRY NICHOLLS, Klaus, Dietmar Gabbert, insurgencies, openDemocracy, hasn't, Scott Peterson, it's, Michael Peck Organizations: Western, Russian, Service, NATO, Royal Marine, Ukrainian Army, Getty, Bradley, Getty Images, New York Times, Pentagon, US Air Force, Ukrainian Territorial Defense, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, England, Britain, Germany, Russia, China, Ukrainian, Iraq, Afghanistan, Zaporizhzhia Region, Forbes

☆ Ukrainian commander says he'd be dead if he fought exactly how the US and its allies taught him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have received NATO training to help them face Russia. One commander told the Financial Times that if he followed NATO advice to the letter, he'd be dead. "If I only did what [western militaries] taught me, I'd be dead," said a special-forces commander in Ukraine's 78th regiment who spoke to the FT. In some cases, Ukrainian soldiers have decided to ditch their training completely because it proved ineffective on during their slow-moving counteroffensive, The New York Times reported earlier this year. NATO forces also train Ukrainian soldiers to overwhelm their enemies with the type of firepower that it does not possess.

Persons: he'd, I'd, Suleman, openDemocracy, RUSI Organizations: NATO, Financial Times, Service, US, 41st Mechanized Brigade, New York Times, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany

☆ Ukrainian troops left 'underprepared' by NATO training as instructors don't understand the type of warfare or the enemy, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukrainian troops trained by NATO say they are left underprepared for the war with Russia. They said their Western instructors don't have experience in fighting this kind of war. About 63,000 Ukrainian troops have been trained in the West — mostly in the UK and Germany, per the report. "Dutchman" said that while NATO training can be useful for things like shooting and learning to use equipment, most major combat training occurred in Ukraine. But due to time constraints, Ukrainian troops often don't reach those levels, Reynolds said.

Persons: Nick Reynolds, Reynolds, openDemocracy, Scott Peterson Organizations: NATO, Service, 41st Mechanised Brigade, Royal United Services Institute, Brigade Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Germany

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