They did not justify themselves: the ISW doubted the effectiveness of the "elite" units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
According to analysts, such changes in personnel have a negative impact on the combat capability of the forces of special operations and airborne troops of the Russian Federation. The authors of the report indicated that one of the Russian military personnel criticized the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the inefficient use of the mentioned units. According to him, they were not initially ready for general military operations.
According to the blogger, the Air Force, the Special and Marines should act for their intended purpose. He noted that the Air Force needs expensive equipment, which in the current situation does not benefit the Russian troops. "Criticism of the use of these elite forces by military forces also suggests that the reputation of these units as the elite combat force of Russia in Ukraine is doubtful," the American analysts summed up.
It should be reminded that according to The Washington Post of April 14, during a full -scale war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the special purpose forces of Ukraine. The journalists became known from the secret documents of the Pentagon. The speaker of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces Sergey Cherevaty stated on April 14 that the Russian Federation had transferred to Bakhmut "elite" units of his army to strengthen the position of Wagner PEC. It was about landing troops.