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British intelligence named two reasons for the failures of the Russian army in Ukraine

The Russian military is forced to buy themselves bulletproof vests. Poor logistics and high levels of corruption are some of the main causes of Russian troops in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said. According to British intelligence, contingents of mobilized Russian reservists, thrown into Ukraine in the last two weeks, have even worse personal equipment than previously deployed troops, which leaves much to be desired.

The UK's defense department does not exclude that the newcomers on the front will have to buy for themselves bulletproof vests, in particular, a modern 6B45 bulletproof vest, intended for general issuance of combat units within the framework of the Ratnik Individual equipment. In Russian online stores, it costs 40 thousand rubles, which is equivalent to about $ 640. Back in April, its value was about 12 thousand rubles ($ 190).

At the same time, in 2020, Russian officials assured that the military of the Armed Forces had handed over 300,000 sets of armor vests "Ratnik". Based on this information, the grouping of troops, which is now in Ukraine, should be fully provided with personal protective equipment, which is not observed now. We will remind, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that more than 200 thousand reservists have already been mobilized, and in two weeks partial mobilization will be completed.