British government says Russian reservists face ammunition shortages
Without enough weapons, a group of Russian reservists sent to fight in Ukraine were ordered to enter a battlefield against troops from Kiev 19th century shovelsfor melee.
A Information comes from the Ministry of Defense United Kingdomwhich prepares daily reports on the situation and details of the war in Ukraine, based on information filtered by the country’s intelligence service.
The British report states that the group of reservists told informants they had to use MPL50 shovels, a Military model created in Russia 1869 accurate for handtohand combat.
The incident happened at the end of February, according to the document, which does not indicate where in Ukraine the alleged confrontation took place.
“In late February 2023, mobilized Russian reservists described receiving orders to attack a strong base of Ukrainian soldiers armed only with ‘guns and shovels.’ The ‘shovels’ are probably fixed tools used for close combat.”
The British Ministry of Defense also speaks of “further use” of the tool and says this “reflects the brutal, lowtech combat that characterizes much of warfare”.
Until the last update of this message, Moscow had not commented on the alleged use of shovels in combat.
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