They write this in their daily update on the war in Ukraine.
The forces – usually referred to as elite troops according to intelligence – are said to have been moved to the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts in recent weeks.
Many of the airborne forces are said to be severely weakened, intelligence reports.
Weakened units had to be reinforced by poorly trained reserve forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry itself has released a video of reserve forces conducting exercises on their own Web sites.
According to intelligence, the forces could be used to defend the Kremina-Svatove area in the Luhansk region.
Another possibility is that the forces will be deployed in Russia and the ongoing offensive of the Wagner group in the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
Offset with drones
The intelligence agency wrote on Wednesday that Russian commanders have likely requested that Iranian Shahed 129 drones be used to attack medical facilities in Ukraine.
Previously, drones have been used to attack Ukraine’s power grid, they write.
According to the intelligence, it is allegedly easier for Russia to order drones from other countries, such as Iran, than to produce its own.
Russia will use drones aplenty to compensate for its dwindling missile arsenal, they wrote.
Correction: Dagbladet first wrote that it was the Russian Air Force that was weakened. It is not true. The correct thing is that we are talking about the Russian Airborne Forces, which are subordinate to the Russian army. The error was corrected at 10.15, 11.24.2022.
