'Major' Volunteer Force Built Up By Russians, Says MoD
The Independent|August 11, 2022
Moscow is struggling to recruit enough soldiers, according to British intelligence
Rory Sullivan
'Major' Volunteer Force Built Up By Russians, Says MoD

Russia has created a “major” new ground forces corps in an attempt to strengthen its offensive in eastern Ukraine, according to British military intelligence.

In its latest update on the Ukraine war, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the Kremlin has formed the 3rd Army Corps (3AC) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, east of Moscow. “Volunteer” battalions will likely form the bulk of its size, the MoD said.

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