His words are quoted by the Financial Times.

As the expert noted, the creation of a “gloomy picture” in the British army was influenced by the high level of inflation in the country, as well as the cost of military assistance to Ukraine.

“This also led to a serious depletion of military reserves,” RIA Novosti quoted Ellwood as saying.

Earlier, the media wrote that the Russian special military operation in Ukraine demonstrated the critical vulnerability of British artillery.