Lisää juoruilua Venäjän asevoimien puhdistuksista:
Putin began purges in the army after the explosions in the Crimea: the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Osipov, was fired
In Russia, about 30-40% of generals and officers have been suspended and are under investigation, while Shoigu and Gerasimov remain in office only formally.
This was announced by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexei Gromov. According to him, the reason for the detention of 40% of high-ranking bureaucrats who took part in planning the war against Ukraine was the failure of strategic plans.
Pitkä mutta mielenkiintoinen VDV:n sotilaan kirjoitus kokemuksistaan Ukrainassa, vietti kaksi kuukautta Ukrainassa:
Linkki kirjoitukseen. Vaatii toki käännöstyökalun käytön, alla yhden twitter-tilin poimintoja:
LINKKI ketjuun
A VDV soldier published a book titled «ZOV». Describes realities.
- from 56 Airborne regt, WIA
- Aug 2021: no proper size, so no boots issued
- Oct 2021: winter uniforms issued, secondhand, again no proper size
- Winter: open truck transport to livex, pneumonia
- no weapon issued for 100+ days
- complaint to MoD, therefore the worst soldier
- MoD response: have an airborne health, be a disciplined trooper
⁃ mid Feb 2022: airborne coy (40 personnel) in one tent, it was better in Chechnya (no running water)
⁃ 23 Feb: a Div cdr briefing (salary up to $69 daily, something is boiling)
⁃ 24 Feb: it started with the rocket artillery, no info if NATO or Ukraine attacked
⁃ feel abused by fake patriotic propaganda, law/orders, money, promotions
⁃ Only then I understand Russia attacked Ukraine
⁃ first WIA, no medevac
⁃ all escapee vehicles use dashboard cameras
⁃ 28 Feb: first civilians killed
⁃ no surprise factor, Kherson prepared
⁃ regiment consists of 500 PAX
⁃ meet 11 Airborne Bde, only 50 PAX survived
⁃ no comms, no CAS, no artillery, no sleeping bags, no water, no food, frost, homeless enjoy better life, stealing abundant
⁃ 3 March: infantry refused to fight, VDV keeps the frontline
⁃ Groundhog Day by day
⁃ One MRE for 2 days
⁃ no fresh ammo, uniforms, boots, Russia promises to pay for every Ukrainian killed
⁃ families send food/clothes packages ⁃ some self wounded (3,0 million for being WIA)
⁃ 2 months of hunger, frost, diseases, sweat
⁃ 50% of Russian airborne used Ukrainian uniforms (better quality)
⁃ no morphine for wounded
⁃ no army insurance or compensation for medical treatment, so decision made to quit due to medical condition
⁃ 56 Airborne depleted to below 50% (KIA/WIA, discharged)
⁃ despite public info, the real salary was approximately 100k RUR a month
⁃ why Russian army failed:
1. no rightness to conquer a friendly nation
2. why attacking with artillery, missiles. It builds no populace support.
3. Old Soviet command style.
4. Weaponry & ammo is obsolete
⁃ children of Russian VIPs never saw and experience the military service
⁃ Russian soldiers are hostages of patriotism, careers, fear
Mutta ovatpa kerrassaan nirsoja kun rikosrekisterin omaavat ei kelpaa Moskovasta rintamalle.
