A Russian culture of “alcohol abuse” in its Armed Forces is leading to “extremely high” instances of crime and death among their soldiers in Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
Ednews reports that in their latest daily update on Twitter, the MoD alleged that a “significant minority” of deployed troops operating and living in the occupied territories in Ukraine were dying as a result of “non-combat causes” and “heavy drinking”.
While the majority of Russian soldiers are killed or wounded through combat, “poor weapon handling drills, road traffic accidents and climatic injuries such as hypothermia”, as well as “pervasive alcohol abuse”, are proving catastrophic for the sustainability of Putin’s army in Ukraine.
