That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine.
"While Russia has suffered up to 200,000 casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a significant minority of these have been due to non-combat causes," the update reads.
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It is noted that on March 27, 2023, a Russian Telegram news channel reported there have been "extremely high" numbers of incidents, crimes, and deaths linked to alcohol consumption amongst the deployed Russian forces.
"Other leading causes of non-combat casualties likely include poor weapon handing drills, road traffic accidents and climatic injuries such as hypothermia. Russian commanders likely identify pervasive alcohol abuse as particularly detrimental to combat effectiveness," the update says.
The UK Defense Intelligence noted that with heavy drinking pervasive across much of Russian society, "it has long been seen as a tacitly accepted part of military life, even on combat operations."
"If you've never seen a monkey with a grenade, then take a look" - reads the caption to the video, which shows drunk russian mobilized soldiers trying to teach their drunk colleague how to use an AT hand grenade.
As Defense Express reported, The UK Defense Intelligence Said russia Lost at Least Six Zoopark-1M Counter-Battery Radars With a Little Chance to Restore Them. We also wrote that Ukrainian Ground Forces' Commander Said Near Dozen Russian UAVs Shot Down in Bakhmut Area in the Week.
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