Drafted troops could end up in the front lines with little training, analysts say. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The admission occurred on the same day that a man, apparently distraught over the mobilisation, shot and seriously wounded a recruitment officer at a draft office in Siberia.
Protests have erupted in far-flung cities, recruitment centres have been the target of arson, and thousands ofKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledged on Monday that there have been irregularities in the call-up, but he tried to shift blame to the local authorities carrying out the mobilisation among resistant civilians across the country.
Analysts say that because of Russia's supply problems and heavy casualties in the war, the Kremlin will most likely struggle to train and equip the new recruits. Russian policemen detaining a person taking part in an unauthorised protest in St Petersburg on Sept 24, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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