The shortage of personnel in the Russian army may force the Russian Ministry of Defense to move to non-traditional recruitment, such as recruiting personnel and detainees from Russian prisons to serve in the private military company Wagner, analysts at the British Ministry of Defense say.

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Meanwhile, Russian forces continue small incremental territorial gains in the Donetsk region, with Russia claiming to have seized control of the city of Hryhorovka. They also continue to storm the E-40 highway in the direction of the cities of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.

Russian forces are likely to continue military pressure on Ukrainian forces while regrouping and rebuilding for further offensives in the near future..

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As stated in the investigation of the Russian project " Prisoners are offered to go to Donbass. They will be registered there as a stage, they will be taken to the border under escort, like ordinary prisoners. Survivors are promised a reward of 200 thousand rubles and an amnesty.