Wagner PVC is drained: Putin transfers the control over the Russian army in Ukraine - ISW

This is stated in the report of the American Institute of War Study (ISW) of February 26. The permission of the President of the Russian Federation followed the arrival of the main part of 300 thousand mobilized in Ukraine, analysts say. The institute listed events that prove Putin's desire to concentrate Russian military forces under the guidance of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

First of all, this appointment of the head of the General Staff of Russia Valery Gerasimov commander of the occupation troops in Ukraine. Sergey Surovikin, who held this position earlier, became his subordinate. Another proof, according to experts, is the active integration of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the so-called "DNR" and "LNR" in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The puppet commanders of the units are eliminated, causing a negative reaction of the ultrading, emphasized in ISW.

The Russian Defense Ministry limits the military activity of Wagner PEC - they are not given ammunition and impeded in the recruitment of prisoners. "Gerasimov removed the responsibility for Bakhmut from Wagner, began to introduce the reinforcement of regular troops of the Russian Federation and ordered the Russian channels not to declare the name of the PEC on the air," the report reads.

The Russian Military Ministry is thinking about restricting the admission to the war-bloggers, introducing new safety and discipline rules, the Institute said. "These conflicting measures are part of the hasty attempts by the Ministry to regulate the consequences of Putin's refusal to mobilize in May 2022," experts added. The Russian President obviously prepares the people for a long and painful war.

He realized that only the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will be able to retain the large mechanized forces necessary to maintain the hope of achieving ambitions in Ukraine, said in ISW. Recall that the Forbes magazine recently calculated Russia's total expenses for a full -scale war in Ukraine. According to the newspaper, it took almost $ 115 billion or 30% of the Russian budget for 2021.

According to British intelligence for February 12, Russian troops have suffered the greatest losses in Ukraine since the beginning of a full -scale war - more than 800 people in 1 day. On February 26, the deputy chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine told about the readiness of the Armed Forces in the spring to hold a counter -offensive on February 26.