There is a real possibility that partial mobilization in the Russian Federation will be used to strengthen the units of the National Guard, British intelligence believes.

It is noted that back on September 21, 2022, an ardent Russian nationalist, State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein called for the extension of partial mobilization to the National Guard.

“The units of the National Guard have played an important role both in combat operations and in protecting the rear in the war against Ukraine and contribute to the holding of pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories,” the British Ministry of Defense said..

These forces are intended to perform internal security functions in order to guarantee the stability of the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.. According to British intelligence, the National Guard was especially poorly prepared? to the intense battles she faced in the war against Ukraine.

Given the demand to suppress the growth of discontent in Russia, as well as operational tasks in Ukraine, the National Guard is allegedly under special stress, analysts at the British Ministry of Defense say.

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Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 25 September 2022Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t. co/MDuAmXKYmH? #StandWithUkraine? pic. twitter. com/P4MGv0YjgE.

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Recall that on September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in the country, the corresponding decree has already been signed. Then the Russian authorities announced that as part of such measures, it is planned to call up another 300,000 reservists to the war against Ukraine.. However, later the media declassified the seventh paragraph of Putin's decree, which at first was classified as "