The Russian government on the ground in the subjects of the federation is lying about the number of people who signed up for " This is done to cover up failures in their formation and to recruit more people, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in an Aug. 12 report..

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In the Republic of Tatarstan, local authorities claimed to have recruited 300 volunteers by the end of June and found 400 potential recruits. At the same time, the authorities announced the transfer of only 5 volunteers from the battalion to Ukraine and continued to advertise contract service.. And the republics of Dagestan and Kalmykia announced the formation of rifle and motorized rifle regiments in June and have not reported anything about it since then, which indicates failures in the formation of regiments.

“It is likely that Russian forces are sending small groups of recruits to training grounds and to Ukraine when they sign contracts,” analysts say..

The Republic of Karelia claimed that recruitment for local volunteer battalions ended on July 15, but in fact, active recruitment continues. And officials in the Chelyabinsk region said they had recruited 514 " The Republic of Mari El, which initially required volunteers to have military experience, is now offering conscription without preliminary service, as journalists have found out..

The Kremlin is scrambling to find any reinforcements to continue its protracted war in Ukraine, but those efforts are unlikely to create the combat-ready or cohesive forces needed to achieve the Kremlin's goal of taking over all of Ukraine..

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Volunteers, who still managed to attract, are sent directly to the war zones. In particular, "

The deployment of poorly trained volunteers confirms previous ISW assessments that Russian forces are not prioritizing Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions..

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