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A study of the war published by the Royal United Services Institute found that Britain’s ammunition stockpiles were “woefully deficient”. The report, whose authors include senior Ukrainian military figures, praised the professionalism of the British Army and its ability to quickly train forces, meaning it could rapidly expand in size in the event of an all-out war.

Under Ukrainian rates of artillery consumption, British stockpiles might last a week and the UK’s European allies are in no better position, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London.

Russia planned to start the invasion with a "massive missile and airstrike campaign" against Ukrainian military targets, RUSI says, with a list also showing who should be killed, who would be intimidated and who would be targeted as a collaborator.