Russian troops voice dire lack of support in Ukraine conflict
"We are foolishly sent to slaughter without reconnaissance and precise intelligence, without artillery support, with one machine gun and four grenades," complains the Russian soldiers fighting in the war against Ukraine. They recorded their appeal and directed it to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
6:33 AM EST, November 21, 2024
Russia has been attacking Ukraine on a full scale for 1,002 days. Small advances in some parts of the front are bought at the cost of enormous losses among Russian soldiers. According to American and British intelligence reports, Russian losses may amount to up to 700,000 dead and wounded soldiers, and on the Ukrainian side, at least 300,000. However, it is impossible to precisely determine the number of military casualties.
Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov published a recording on Telegram featuring Russian soldiers who complained about the situation on the front line.
"We are foolishly sent to slaughter without reconnaissance and precise intelligence, without artillery support, with one machine gun and four grenades, to capture fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and without any support from the Russian Federation or military equipment," reads one of the Russian soldiers, addressing the Minister of Defense.
As established by the editor-in-chief of the Censor.net portal, the soldiers serve in the 36th Brigade of the 29th Army, fighting near Vuhledar.
They complain that "due to a lack of supplies, they are forced to purchase drones, walkie-talkies, food, water, medicines, and uniforms themselves, and humanitarian aid, instead of being distributed among the fighters, ends up on store shelves," reports Yuriy Butusov.
"Humanitarian aid collected by caring people in the Northern Military District does not reach us, the ordinary soldiers, at all, nothing. It ends up in trade points, stores, and military shops. And it is simply sold to us at four times the price. The rest of the humanitarian aid goes in an unknown direction," says a soldier in the recording.
The soldiers appealed for the material to reach the widest possible circles, including the Russian Ministry of Defense leadership.
"We ask that this film be spread as widely as possible and reach Moscow, to the Moscow generals who are there and think that everything is fine with us, that we have artillery, that we have fire support," the soldiers say.
Source: Censor.net
