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UK intelligence: Russian soldiers face morale, discipline issues, often go unpaid

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The U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Sept. 4. that, in addition to combat fatigue and high casualties, Russian troops are likely experiencing “significant problems with sizable combat bonuses not being paid.” This is likely due to “inefficient military bureaucracy,” corruption, and the unusual legal status of Russian operations in Ukraine.

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The Kyiv Independent’s Jared Goyette speaks with a Canadian volunteer, Brittney Shki-Giizis, who left the Canadian military to fight in Ukraine. A former tank instructor, she explains why she chose to come to the front, how she learned Ukrainian to serve in a Ukrainian unit, and how the war’s shift toward drones led her to become an FPV (first-person view) drone pilot.

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