{"id":26163,"date":"2023-10-24T16:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26163"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:50:47","slug":"russia-sends-storm-z-penal-troops-to-slaughter-as-losses-skyrocket-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/russia-sends-storm-z-penal-troops-to-slaughter-as-losses-skyrocket-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia sends Storm Z penal troops to slaughter as losses skyrocket in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russia is relying heavily on so-called Storm Z penal units to launch fresh offensives in Ukraine, according to British intelligence.<\/p>\n

Moscow\u2019s forces are thought to have suffered massive losses on the eastern front in Ukraine near Avdiivka. This could be partly because commanders are launching human wave assaults with Storm Z units. Russia has also launched assaults towards previously occupied Kupyansk and Lyman.<\/p>\n

The penal units have previously complained that they are sent on the most dangerous missions and receive worse equipment than regular Russian troops.<\/p>\n

The UK Ministry of Defence said: \u201cRussia largely continues to rely on specially designated \u2018Shtorm-Z\u2019 [sic] units for local offensive operations in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In an update on X, it added: \u201cSince at least spring 2023, Shtorm-Z have effectively become penal battalions, manned with convicts and regular troops on disciplinary charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The MoD said that \u201cmultiple accounts\u201d suggest Storm Z units are neglected when it comes to support and medical care as they are the \u201clowest priority\u201d.<\/p>\n

Their use in offensive operations shows the \u201cextreme difficulty Russia has in generating combat infantry capable of conducting effective offensive operations,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

According to Kyiv, these units are often used in human wave attacks against hardened Ukrainian defences with huge losses. Now they are being increasingly employed in massive assaults against the town of Avdiivka with little success.<\/p>\n

Russia has been attempting to seize the eastern Donetsk town since October 10. In the initial assault, the Russian 2nd Combined Arms Army and forces from the so-called separatist Donetsk People\u2019s Republic stormed north and south of the virtually destroyed settlement Avdiivka.<\/p>\n

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