British intelligence: Russia uses retired pilots in war because it lacks specialists

24.06.2022, 12:00 babel.ua

The Russian army is using retired pilots working for Wagnerʼs private military company because it lacks trained specialists. This is stated in the summary of British intelligence as of June 24. The use of retirees currently working under contract with the APC to carry out direct aviation support tasks suggests that the Russian Air Force is probably trying its best to support the invasion of Ukraine with a sufficient number of crews. This is probably due to the lack of properly trained pilots and Russiaʼs combat losses.