 British Army not ready to fight Russia, warning. British MPs have warned that the country's armed forces are not ready for high-intensity warfare at a time of growing global instability, according to the Telegraph. If the government does not eliminate the shortage of personnel and equipment, the British Army will remain poorly prepared. At the same time, there are also personnel problems in the army. The number of people leaving the armed forces is greater than those entering the army, the information says. Another concern among lawmakers is that the 2.28 billion euros earmarked in last year's budget for munitions stockpiles could be used to cover existing resource shortfalls rather than to increase and strengthen the military's capabilities. Sir Jeremy Quinn, the Committee's Conservative chairman, states that the UK must rise to the challenge amid warnings that NATO countries may have just three years to prepare for a Russian offensive. Sir Jeremy, who was Defence Procurement Minister until 2022, says to confront the threats we face with confidence, we need to know that we would be ready for war. The cross-party Committee's warning came after it was told by former Defence Chiefs that the armed forces had been hollowed out since 2010 and, in a peer-on-peer conflict, would have exhausted their capabilities after the first couple of months of the engagement.