Russian regions continue to train additional volunteer battalions to be sent to war in Ukraine to replace losses. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for August 26..

Based on local news from the subjects of the federation (regions) of the Russian Federation, ISW reported that they are starting an additional recruitment for volunteer battalions that continue to go to Ukraine.

For example, the Primorskaya Gazeta publication on August 26 reported that the volunteer battalion of the Primorsky Territory "

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Judging by the reports of the Russian media, the Bashkortostan volunteer battalions “Shaimuratov” and “Dostavalov” are completing their training and will soon leave for Ukraine on an unspecified date..

Similar reports are also published by the media of the Tyumen region - several dozen volunteers who entered the Tobol and Taiga battalions began training there..

“The subjects of the Russian Federation continue to raise the salaries of volunteer fighters. The governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yuri Bezdudny, announced on August 26 that the Nenets Autonomous Okrug had tripled the one-time payment for entering military service from 100,000. (1642 US dollars) up to 300 thousand. rubles (4928 US dollars) for personnel who signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Governor of the Chuvash Republic, Oleg Nikolaev, announced on August 26 that the Chuvash Republic would increase lump-sum payments to volunteer fighters of the Atal battalion from 200,000. rubles (3285 dollars) up to 300 thousand. rubles ($4,928),” the ISW report says..

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Recall that the “special operation” of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has not gone according to plan for a long time and Vladimir Putin is trying to find an excuse for the failure, regularly hiding behind gestures of goodwill. The head of the Kremlin considers Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to be the main culprit of the unsuccessful offensive of the Russian army.