A video on social media shows soldiers fighting in a drunken brawl.
The video was filmed in the Yuzhno-Kurilsk region in the Sakhalin Oblast. Insider was unable to verify it.
Russian officials stated on Wednesday that 300,000 reserve soldiers will be drafted immediately.
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According to reports, the sale of alcohol within a certain distance of military bases is banned in some parts of Russia.
One drunken gunfight in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson killed at least three people.
The 3rd Army Corps was supposed to turn the tide of fighting, but instead spent a lot of their time drunk and bothering residents.
According to a Washington Post report, a lot of drunk soldiers were encountered by the Ukrainian spies in the days leading up to the invasion.
A Ukrainian official told the Post that the Russian troops traded fuel and supplies for alcohol.
Alcohol over-consumption and infighting are some of the reasons why Russian soldiers are not happy.
There are unsuitable candidates being drafted in the latest scramble to bulk up its army in Ukraine.
The US Secretary of State said that President Putin's call to partially mobilize Russian citizens was indicative of the Kremlin's struggles on the battlefield.
The impact of Russia's manpower challenge has become increasingly severe according to an intelligence report from Britain.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, a senior US defense official said, "We're seeing the Kremlin increasingly straining to find new recruits to fill out their thin ranks, and the Russians are performing so poorly that the news from Kharkiv province has inspired many Russians to refuse combat."
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