August 22, 2022 

 Russia according to the UK’s ministry of defense, is likely “increasingly struggling” to motivate auxiliary forces in the Donbas region of Ukraine,

In its latest update on the war

 It says commanders are likely resorting to financial incentives to encourage troops, who are there to offer extra support to soldiers already in the area, to join the combat.

this is coming after a video was circulated on Ukrainian social media showing elements from a military unit of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) refusing to be deployed as part of offensive operations in Donetsk.