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Russia has seen a mass reorganisation of its forces in Ukraine since the Wagner rebellion in June, as huge numbers of mercenaries left their positions on the frontlines, forcing Russian officials to pull troops from other deployments across the globe to cover the stretched lines. These changes mean that the population are more compelled to fight, according to the MoD, and this, coupled with recent drone attacks, the Wagner rebellion and domestic repression, only highlights 'the Russian state's failure to insulate the population from the war'.

This section explains the elements, weapons, roles, and responsibilities of. Army lieutenants lead platoons as part of an infantry rifle company.

Fire teams make up squads squads make up platoons. The fire team is the building block for all Army tactical operations.

Similarly, we saw Vladimir Putin raise the age that reservists can be called up, with senior officials available for service up to the age of 70. The Army’s smallest maneuver element controlled by a leader is thefire team. While conscripts have not been deployed in Ukraine, these extra draftees 'free up professional and mobilised soldiers from other duties inside Russia', the MoD says. In its latest update, the MoD points to the recent change to the conscription age limits - which saw its upper limit lifted from 27 to 30 - as an indication of Russia's keenness to push to recruit more troops from its population.

Russia is prioritising amending legislation to allow more troops to be rapidly drafted into its military to fight in Ukraine, according to the UK's Ministry of Defence.

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