In its latest intelligence update on the war in Ukraine, published on Twitter on Monday, the UK analysts wrote: “Recent independent Russian media reports have claimed that due to the problems Russia is facing in its war against Ukraine, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is now being side-lined within the Russian leadership, with operational commanders briefing President Putin directly on the course of the war.”
The British Defence Ministry added: “Russian officers and soldiers with first-hand experience of the war probably routinely ridicule Shoigu for his ineffectual and out-of-touch leadership as Russian progress has stalled.”
According to the UK analysts, “Shoigu has likely long struggled to overcome his reputation as lacking substantive military experience, as he spent most of his career in the construction sector and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.”
Monday is day 187 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Source: UK Ministry of Defence, euroweeklynews.com
