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Chaos in the army of the Russian Federation: In the shootout between "their" killed 11 invaders - British intelligence

According to the British department, incidents with friendly fire in the Russian army are symptoms of low moral spirit, alcohol abuse, and interethnic tension. At least 11 Russian soldiers were injured in the period from May 5 to May 6, as a result of internal "speakers" between servicemen. The incidents occurred against the background of alcohol abuse, interethnic intensity, and the presence of soldiers with a criminal past. On May 19, the press service of the UK Ministry of Defense reported.

According to British intelligence, in one of the incidents that occurred on May 06, 2024, the Russian military police were active in search of a soldier who killed six of their comrades. Finding-the former captive recruitment of the Storm-Z unit with a Russian artillery battalion in occupied Donetsk. The second incident occurred on May 5, when a serviceman of the 38th Separate Rifle Brigade shot five soldiers after drinking.

The publication stated that shooting cases occur in Russian troops since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and may have fatal consequences for civilians. For example, in mid -August 2023, in the village of Urzuf near Mariupol, Chechen fighters and Russian soldiers opened fire one by one after the quarrel, which arose after drinking alcohol, causing 11 people, including four Russian soldiers and seven civilians.

Similar incidents with friendly fire, emphasized in the British department, are symptoms of low moral spirit, alcohol abuse, and interethnic tension. And the constant stay at the Front of Storm-Z fighters with a criminal past and the history of violence further aggravates the situation. Earlier, the UK Ministry of Defense assessed the resignation of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoig.