Russia is ‘going backwards’ in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials

Russia’s Equipment and Manpower in Ukraine

Key Points

• The country is struggling to replenish stocks of lost armored vehicles.

• Russia is still facing challenges with manpower, despite being able to mobilize large numbers of personnel.

• Moscow is not providing adequate training for its troops.

• Only a small percentage of the mobilized force has undergone company-level training.

Sources

• Western officials

• Leaked US intelligence documents

Summary of News Articles

• The US intelligence documents leaked have had no impact on the battlefield in Ukraine.

• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for allies to do more to support Ukraine.

• Poland reaches agreement on restarting Ukrainian grains transit.

• The Russian parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would allow life imprisonment for high treason.

Additional News Articles

• Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited frontline troops in eastern Ukraine after President Putin’s trip to occupied Kherson.

• The US intelligence documents leaked over the past few weeks have had no visible impact on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to Western officials.

• Ukrainian President Zelensky visited the frontline town of Avdiivka, which is surrounded on three sides by Russian forces.

• The US ambassador to Russia called on Moscow to immediately release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in late March and formally charged with espionage.

• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for allies to do even more when it comes to weapons and supplies for Ukraine.

• The leaked Pentagon documents are not impacting the actions of NATO allies when it comes to Ukraine, according to Stoltenberg.

• Poland reaches agreement on restarting Ukrainian grains transit as of Friday.