British intelligence believe these losses will exacerbate low morale among Russian troops and make units less efficient.
Losing a large amount of young officers could also cause a decline in morale among Russian troops, which has reportedly already been low for weeks.
Since the beginning of the war on February 24, Russian soldiers have been said to have been caught by surprise by the harshness of the Ukrainian response to the Russian occupation, which they expected to be a warm welcome. Troops were said to be affected by frostbite and a lack of supply, and poor discipline was reported to be seeping through the Russian ranks.
"With multiple credible reports of localized mutinies amongst Russia's forces in Ukraine, a lack of experienced and credible platoon and company commanders is likely to result in a further decrease in morale and continued poor discipline," the Ministry of Defence said. Ukrainian armed forces claim Russia has lost over 30,000 troops since the beginning of the conflict, while in mid-May the Ministry of Defence said Moscow had lost a third of the troops initially deployed to Ukraine. The Kremlin has so far only admitted to the loss of about 1,500 troops.
Members of a Ukrainian civil-military cooperation team move the bodies of Russian soldiers from a refrigerated rail car on May 24, 2022, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Some 80 corpses of Russian troops killed during fighting in towns near Kharkiv were temporarily removed from the train and placed in fresh body bags, as team members collected evidence for identification of the bodies and possible repatriation to Russia, pending the resumption of bilateral talks between the two waring countries.
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