Russia is now said to be working to relocate its reserve forces to place them closer to the Ukrainian border for future operations and offensives.
This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense on Saturday.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Joakim Paasikivi, this is just a sign that Russia is currently having a hard time compensating for its losses - both materially but above all when it comes to personnel.
- This indicates that you do not have much if you do not carry out a complete mobilization in Russia and there are no signs of that.
Major problems with technical service life
Another sign that Russia is currently experiencing major resource problems is the information that Russia has begun to use older models, especially when it comes to military equipment such as armored vehicles.
Joakim Paasikivi points out that the only reasonable reason for bringing these in is because there is a shortage of modern ones.
- Then it is possible that they are not deployed at the front lines, but that they are deployed at the so-called People's Republics, he says.
One consequence of this is that Russian forces will have problems with the technical service life:
- Engines will crash and the cannon or fire tubes will run out after a few thousand shots and then they must be renovated.
Then it is a question of what workshop and new production capacity Russia has.
It is remarkable that you take bandages from Alakurtti
A third sign that Russia is having difficulty compensating for its losses is the satellite images that Swedish Yle published this week, which indicate that the Russian military base in Alakurtti has suddenly been emptied of military equipment.
It is not the first time you take off your military bases, but that you take from Alakurtti is special, says Joakim Paasikivi.
- That you take units from this brigade, I think is particularly remarkable.
It is there to protect the best you have, ie your nuclear submarines up in Murmansk, he says and continues:
- You take what you have.
And then you have to go into the units you thought you could secure.