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Danish Ekstra Bladet writes:

Intelligence: Russians threaten to shoot their own
British intelligence points to 'low morale and lack of will' among Russian forces

The Russians are now threatening to turn their guns on their own countrymen.

This is according to an update on Twitter from the British intelligence service.

'Due to low morale and unwillingness to fight, Russian forces are likely to deploy "barrier troops" or "blocking units",' the Brits write.

'These units threaten to shoot their own retreating soldiers to force offensives, and have been used in previous conflicts by Russian forces,' it reads.

The intelligence service further writes that Russian generals have recently likely wanted their commanders to use weapons against deserters.

Deserters punished
In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a change to the penal code that makes desertion after being drafted into the military in wartime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The law states that if a soldier fails to report for duty, deserts with his weapon or deserts as part of a group during mobilisation or emergency law, in wartime or during an armed conflict, he will be punished with a minimum of three years in prison and a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Moreover, in times of mobilisation, emergency law or war, the circumstances are aggravated when the punishment is to be meted out, the law reads.

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