Putin's failing forces are marching into Ukraine with 'no shoes, no clothes and no guns'

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Ukraine without "guns, clothes or shoes", according to an observer.Several soldiers spoke about travelling to Ukraine after just 11 days since their mobilisation and when one soldier was asked about his shooting practice, he said: "Once.

Three magazines".An unnamed observer witnessed newly-scripted soldiers in central Russia and said they had: "No machine guns, nothing, no clothes, no shoes.

Half of them are hungover, old, at risk, the ambulance should be on duty."READ MORE: Britain could struggle to muster a fit Army to fight Putin if war was declaredIt was in fact the relatives of the freshly drafted soldiers who were providing valuable resources to the recruits such as boots, berets, bulletproof vests, backpacks, sleeping bags, camping mats, medicine, bandages and food.A woman named Elena said : "This is not how it's done, we buy everything."William Alberque, a specialist in the Russian armed forces said: "They are giving them, at best, basics and, at worst, nothing and throwing them into combat, which suggests that these guys are just literally cannon fodder."Critics of Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation said that instead of bringing in men with military skills, he brought in anybody, regardless of military experience or not.Anastasia Kashevarova, a pro-war military blogger said: "The result of the mobilisation is that untrained guys are thrown onto the front line.

Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Moscow – zinc coffins are already coming.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."You told us that there would be training, that they would not be sent to the front line in a week.