The change of command in Russia’s military deployment in Ukraine has translated into greater oversight of basic rules of discipline, from a ban on the use of cell phones to the standardization of haircuts, according to British intelligence services.
Russia acknowledged that the use of cell phone services enabled Ukrainian authorities to locate and shell a military position in Makivka in the Donetsk region. Some 90 troops were killed, according to official data released by Moscow.
Since Russia relieved the commander of its forces in Ukraine this month, now under the command of Valeri Gerasimov, one of the objectives is to «improve the discipline of the troops deployed on a day-to-day basis.» Basic issues such as uniforms and the use of certain vehicles for transfers are being monitored more closely, according to British experts.
UK Intelligence has explained that these measures have been received «skeptically» and there are even pro-Russian local authorities questioning whether Moscow is putting image issues before more relevant ones on the battlefield.
The founder of the Wagner Group, Yevgeni Prigozhin, who has offered the Kremlin the service of his mercenaries, has also been reluctant, since he understands that «war is the time for the active and the brave, not for having a shaved head», according to the latest British report.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
