Russian nationalists are criticising military failures - US think tank

Russian nationalists are criticising military failures - US think tank

Russian nationalists are increasingly criticising the failures of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and are calling for further action, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank.

Qazet.az reports that veterans and military commentators are increasingly calling for further mobilisation "that the Kremlin likely remains unwilling and unable to pursue in the short term", the ISW says.

The All-Russian Officers Assembly, an independent pro-Russian veterans’ association, called on President Putin "to recognise that Russian forces are no longer only 'de-Nazifying' Ukraine but are fighting a war for Russia’s historic territories and existence in the world order", the ISW reports.

The officers also reportedly demanded the death penalty for Russian deserters.

The Assembly said that Moscow has failed to achieve its goals in three months, especially after a failed river crossing where a Russian battalion lost almost all its armoured vehicles this month.