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"They were sent to the front line with only their naked asses, so to speak, to fight tanks with only machine guns," said Alyona Savochkina, whose husband, Viktor, was one of the soldiers appearing in the video. 2023-03-02T09:17:14.497Z, Chronic diseases: With these diseases you can retire three years earlier - without a deduction For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Demoralised Russian soldiers are allegedly being drugged to fight in Ukraine (file image), Another soldier claims his company has been devastated (file image), Russian troops have been bogged down in Ukraine, despite their larger military (file image), Ukrainian soldiers have offered stiffer than expected resistance (file image), Reports claim some of Putin's generals are turning against him, More than 22,000 Russian troops are estimated to have died since the start of the war, Putin's idiotic troops earlier revealed their plans, Russian soldier's wife was recorded telling him to "rape Ukrainian women", Putin's generals are turning on the tyrant, https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/disaster-fund, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Even conscripts from the Chelyabinsk region were used for this purpose, she said. ", He added: "I'm even shooting them up. We are bombing all of the cities, together. WebUkraine is now facing "massive losses" with Russia overpowering Ukraine's ammunition and artillery store. Accordingly, the unit had to be re-formed six times due to high losses and deaths of Russian soldiers. It comes as reports claim Putin's generals are turning on the tyrant as their soldiers continue to be bogged down in Ukraine. A Russian missile strike hit a residential building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight, killing three people, police said. Both military camps and equipment were targeted. 2023-03-02T09:19:19.814Z, Proof photo: Here Stefan Mross kisses his new girlfriend Eva Luginger in Egypt Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The new package will mean Ukraine will have a total of 16 HIMARS, a weapon Western officials claim has been remarkably effective in the war so far. "They were given new weapons that they had never even held in their hands. Do not sell or share my personal information. Moscow is reluctant to state its own losses - official figures are not given. In the second world war, Joseph Stalin tried to ensure troop obedience by implementing a zero-tolerance policy towards surrender. A screen grab of Russian troops filmed at an undisclosed location. Copyright 20102023, The Conversation US, Inc. Get back in line! "They call us fascists. the first asks, to which the second replies: "Not good. Wagner mercenary chief calls for Russian defence minister's son-in-law to be raped or 'given the sledgehammer' as extraordinary rift between Putin's top military The man says that they have been there for three or four days, during which they have not eaten properly. 2023-03-02T09:22:41.555Z, Short of the poverty line: One in five full-time employees earns less than 2,500 euros Prigozhin said in a raised voice that Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov are handing out orders 'left and right' not to supply Wagner with ammunition or air transport. The influencer, who has 4.2million subscribers on YouTube, and three quarters of a million on Instagram, was hit by a wave of negative reactions to his African adventure. Defense News reported that the technology was developed by the U.S. specifically for use in Ukraine. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. More than 10 Andrew It makes no sense for us to go up against tanks with these weapons. Kiev has published further figures on Russian losses in the Ukraine war. Russian losses in the Ukraine war: the current figures. DESPERATE Russian commanders have resorted to drugging their own demoralised soldiers to stop them from running away, according to intercepted messages and phone calls. Timofei Rozhanskiy is a correspondent in Kyiv for Current Time, the Russian-language network led by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. 2023-03-02T09:29:25.625Z, Grard Larcher, "probable" candidate for his succession to the presidency of the Senate Over 700 Russian soldiers are said to have fallen in the last 24 hours. Ukraine estimated that more than 22,000 Russian troops have been killed since the start of the war. The person taking the video, filmed in an undisclosed location, shows a group of Russian troops standing around. Reports have emerged in recent days that Russian troops in Ukraine, stalled in their advance and suffering numerous military setbacks, have sabotaged their own Contract soldiers (who sign up for a period of three years) are paid 200% less than US counterparts, at about US$1,000 (760) a month, while the conscripts are paid only US$25 a month, and receive little training. 2023-03-02T09:16:47.158Z, Rammed cars, officials have to jump to the side: police shoot at fleeing BMW "Russia can no longer really choose where it wants to fight. At least one convicted murderer Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, was bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer for deserting Wagner's frontline, and there are reports there have been more examples. she said. Russian soldiers are attempting to desert when met with the counteroffensive by Kyiv's troops, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, 20 armored vehicles are said to have been destroyed. Western officials claim has been remarkably effective, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. Stolyarov claimed that he was being wrongly attacked by Prigozhin for 'liking' an opposition social media post that said: 'It has been precisely a year since Putin and his entourage unleashed bloody and meaningless war.'. "We survived the most difficult winter in our history," Kuleba wrote on Twitter. It also said Kyiv is making "excellent use" of American-built Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems, as well as other weapons it has sent to the besieged country. He was issued a sleeping bag and a uniform at the recruitment office. Dmytro Smoliyenko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images, NOW WATCH: VIDEO: Why Russia's military is failing so far in Ukraine, progress in recapturing just one week ago. There are no known figures for how many Russian soldiers have deserted since the beginning of the invasion in February 2022. Those struggles combined with bolstered military support to Ukraine from the West weakened Russia and helped Ukrainian forces advance in the war. 2023-03-02T09:22:47.011Z, Cai Tianfeng dismemberment caseThe police arrested her ex-husband and friend on suspicion of assisting criminals so far 6 people have been arrested Published: 04:04 EST, 27 February 2023 | Updated: 10:27 EST, 28 February 2023. 2023-03-02T09:16:58.046Z, Sealed off - for fear of assassination? The numbers at a glance: Soldiers: 150,605 Update [10/13/2022] 5:15 p.m. Were bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. The U.S. government said it has provided $4.6 billion in assistance to Ukraine since the start of the war and approved an additional $40 billion, which includes four M142 high-mobility artillery rocket systems. And yet, no other Allied army had as many defections, with over 1.4 million Soviet POWs choosing to fight alongside German soldiers. One asks the other "how's it going? Russia had expected it could march across Ukraine without much of a fight - but in reality, they havefaced a valiant resistance. WATCH: "There is deep cold, frozen earth, and fighting." Such little trust in junior officer corps, has led to poor battlefield initiative, and greater communication and command and control problems. Heavy losses for Russia: Violent explosions shake the Luhansk region. The morale of Russian troops in Ukraine seems to be running low amid reports of soldiers at all levels deserting their posts or refusing to fight. ", Apparently referring to his own soldiers, he goes on: "They're running away. It is better to refuse a conscription letter than to die as a war criminal in a foreign land. Order number 227, issued in July 1942, dictated that any soldier that retreated was to be immediately killed by special units. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. The information has not yet been independently confirmed. The number of Russian soldiers held by Ukraine has fallen from 900 in April to 550 after a series of exchanges. But the commander gave us no cover and no support. 2023-03-02T09:19:03.479Z, Climate activist sticks to the streets again and again now her inner-city ban is threatened Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. In a further sign of growing desperation from the Kremlin, it has been reported that Russian troops are plotting to steal food in occupied parts of Ukraine after Western sanctions sparked major shortages back home. Delta agrees 34% pay rise for pilots - worth up to $90k - with other major airlines set to follow suit, Robert F. 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The YouTuber said he was also falsely accused of labelling a woman 'Z-trash' and telling her to go to the war. Yet the episode shows the poisonous warring relationships among the commanders Putin relies on for military success. Against Putin, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said. As Russia's forces run out of food and fuel, some have resorted to looting, while others have reportedly sabotaged and abandoned their own military equipment. But some officials in countries neighboring Russia worry that the number of Russians heading for the border could pose security risks for those in the European Union and are opposed to providing them shelter. However, the general staff did not say where the Ukrainian counterattack took place. 700 sailors mutinied against their own officers, without ever having fired a shot in training, could not operate their infantry equipment. Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex. Meanwhile, Stolyarov was recently seen hiking in Africa, even though many men of his age have been forced by his father-in-law to fight and die in Ukraine. But the complaint, and the soldiers' decision to go public with it, highlights the continuing battlefield problems facing some of the tens of thousands of newly mobilized troops that Russian commanders have enlisted to wage war against Ukraine. In a report published in November based on Russian media reports, the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S. think tank, said hundreds of soldiers were believed to have deserted and were hiding in at least seven locations in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. The blunder was revealed by the respected Rusi think-tank. The U.S. is also sending more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and further ammunition. "The morale and psychological state of Russian forces in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts are exceedingly low," the report said. The woman responds: "Yes, so that I wouldn't know anything," before both start laughing. They're running away. Heavy losses for Russia: desperation spreads, Desperation is spreading in the Russian soldier unit Regiment 2439, as. WebRussian troops' struggle to talk to each other in Ukraine reflects a problem that's only getting tougher for all militaries. What are we, cannon fodder?". Moscow launched referendums in those four contested regions of Ukraine on Friday on whether to join Russia, elections considered a sham by Ukraine and the US and its European allies. "We are the soldiers of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Platoons, 254th Regiment, 7th Company, 3rd Battalion. "We continue to see that in reflections and conversations with Ukrainians that affirm that," the military official said. There are considerable security risks admitting them and plenty of countries outside EU to go, said Edgar Rinkevics in a Twitter posting. By some estimates, these units killed as many as 150,000 of their own troops. Doesn't help. The figures of the Ukrainian General Staff cannot be independently verified. And what we're seeing is that will kind ofpush the Russians around pretty decently.". In this article. The code has been copied to your clipboard. Abandoned: Russian troops were pushed out of Mala Rohan village, near Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine at the end of March. It is thought Putin's generals want to be let off the leash to While desertion or leaving ones fighting unit can undermine a military physically and psychologically, defection, which Ukraine is trying to encourage Russian troops to do or joining the enemies forces can offer the enemy crucial insider intelligence, which may help the Ukrainians gain the upper hand. But when he was ordered into the infantry, he broke his contract and returned home. Finland also said it would significantly restrict access to Russians entering through its border with Russia, with Finnish opposition leader Petteri Orpo saying: We must put our national security first.. "This rare video was filmed by a (non-captured) Russian soldier complaining about losses and harsh conditions," tweeted the account of the Conflict intelligence Team (CIT). But reports continue to emerge of Russian conscripts feeling as though they have been duped into fighting. They are open to anti-war messages, which Ukraines intelligence agencies are understood to be trying to exploit. 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This greatly complicates the offensive actions of the Russian army, which explains the slow progress of the Russian armed forces on this sector of the front. The war in Ukraine continues for day 364 as Russia withdraws from a major nuclear arms treaty and commits to the continuation of the conflict. The news ticker. Russian army leaders recently ordered their troops in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk to temporarily stop fighting amid low morale and desertion, according to The information has not yet been independently verified. The company has been involved in heavy fighting in the east of Ukraine. Despite Ukrainian successes and the Russian army's shortcomings, Putin is still persistent to keep on fighting. "We were told that they would welcome us and they are falling under our armored vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass," the text said. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "This action allows us to go out and procure from industry additional capability. Play it now! For comparison: According to official figures, 14,453 Soviet soldiers died in the Afghan war from 1979 to 1989 and 53,753 soldiers were wounded. More than 200 invaders are wanted in the occupied territories of 2023-03-02T09:34:52.904Z, Italian citizenship: what is the key document to obtain it and that many are unaware of Newsweek has contacted the Russian foreign ministry for comment. The Latvian foreign minister expressed a similar sentiment. "There was an explosion incident in Kadiivka where the Russians tried to hide their trucks with ammunition on the premises of the local factory," Haidai wrote on Telegram. The report also shows that Russia has 40 times the supply of artillery ammunition. The video is undated and does not indicate where it was shot, except to suggest it was in Ukraine or near staging grounds used by Russian forces to enter Ukraine. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. It is thought Putin's generals want to be let off the leash to stormUkraine- and even go to war withNatoafter accusing the West offighting a proxy war against Moscowvia its support for Kyiv. Earlier Ukraines General Staff reported that invading Russian forces were seeing mass desertion among its troops amid Ukrainian military successes. Support us with a one-time donation, or become a Patron! At least four million Ukrainians died between 1932 and 1933 when Stalin stole food from the territory in an act of "hunger extermination". Its goal is simply to limit Ukrainian advances until winter comes, and then dig in, deploy more troops, and resupply them before things thaw out in the spring," he said. Other soldiers have called their mothers to tell them they were considering shooting themselves in the leg so they could leave. An explosion shook Russian-occupied Kadivka in the Luhansk region, where several trucks loaded with projectiles are said to have blown up. This week, a Pentagon official told The New York Times that Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting. She says her husband's unit is badly underequipped and underfed. "Thanks to timely regrouping of the units of one of the mechanized brigades and high level of combat organization, we managed to retake the lost position and take the positions to the south of Bakhmut under our control.". A Year of Ukraine War: The Origins of the Conflict with Russia. This was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine on Thursday (March 2). The Pentagon has said in a statement that Russian morale seems to be running low in the ongoing Ukraine war, amid reports of soldiers at all levels deserting their posts or refusing to fight. We had only machine guns, and all the rest of the weapons were damaged. After moving to a series of locations, they were issued weapons on December 31 while in the Voronezh region, near the Ukrainian border, and then they were sent to the front.. "They were taken to Ukraine, there was no more training. 2023-03-02T09:29:14.589Z, Travel back in time to the Cold War: nuclear shelter in Denmark is now a museum 2023-03-02T09:19:08.939Z, Noticeable increase in pension table shows how much there is this year Deputy head of military intelligence in Ukraine, Vadym Skibitsky, has said that the force is almost "out of ammunition," the Guardian reports. "But now they are threatening to deprive them of even this," she said. Several decades later, the USSRs conflict with Afghanistan brought further challenges for the Red Army. He goes on to say that his battalion has been fighting "for one and a half months daily," and says that three days ago, "many f***ing panicked" following a Ukrainian ambush. The United States is committed to send as many as 580 Phoenix Ghost drones to Ukraine as part of a $270 million package the Pentagon announced on Friday. In addition, 20 armored vehicles are said to have been destroyed. The survivors are said to have begged Vladimir Putin for help. Ukrainian soldiers clean a tank gun near Kharkiv on July 23, 2022. This was said by the head of the military administration of the Luhansk region Serhii Haidai, as reported. Eventually, wartime hardships, poor combat performance and a waning ideological commitment to the cause can spur troops to jump ship. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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", She laughs before adding: "Don't tell me anything, understand. The Ukraine Crisis Appeal will support people in areas currently affected and those potentially affected in the future by the crisis. Prigozhin demanded that Stolyarov - who avoided the military draft and is the partner of Shoigu's 32-year-old daughterKsenia Shoigu- should be trained for war. news It opens with a text conversation reported to be between two Russian commanders on a messaging app, updating each other on the latest in Ukraine. As a result of generals having to fight front and centre, at least seven generals have died, the highest death rate of generals in the Russian military since the second world war. The Russian military attempted an offensive action along the front line at Kupyansk and Lyman - but reportedly without success. Still, that hasn't dissuaded a growing number of soldiers willing to brave the possibility of criminal charges. The Russian occupiers often resort to desertion and leave their places of military service. 2023-03-02T09:11:47.143Z, Russia insists on conducting an urgent investigation into the sabotage of the northern stream lines He is one of five Russian men who became stranded at Incheon International Airport last year while trying to flee Moscows military mobilization order for its war in The video then goes on to an intercepted phone call which has been dubbed into English, again purported to be between two Russian soldiers. Putin can hardly point to successes. 2023-03-02T09:29:31.054Z, Nicaragua: the umpteenth installment of tropical magical realism The video has been dubbed into English by Ukrainian voice actor Ivan Doan. ", to which the second replies: "It's ok. Everybody's apathetic already. Desertion was also widespread in Russias first conflict with Chechnya (1994-96), where many were sent to fight in one of the harshest conflict environments without ever having fired a shot in training. View our online Press Pack. Just hours earlier, Putin signed a bill passed by the Russian parliament last week that punishes soldiers who desert or voluntarily surrender or disobey commands to fight with 10 years in prison and increases the penalty for looting during wartime to 15 years in prison. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. That's it, I don't want anything else". 2023-03-02T09:17:19.952Z, "General taboo has fallen": Habeck wants to allow arms exports beyond Ukraine "more selectively" in the future the current figures according to the Ukrainian general staff, in February: Lieutenant General names explosive figures, territory: Violent explosions shake the Luhansk region. The plan, which evokes memories of Soviet dictator Stalin's evil forced famine in Ukraine,was accidentally revealed by a Kremlin puppet parliament. Russian army leaders recently ordered their troops in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk to temporarily stop fighting amid low morale and desertion, according to Alexander tupun, the Ukrainian spokesperson of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 2023-03-02T09:11:08.979Z, Public transport strike in full swing: Munich residents are evading expert tip for cyclists Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk referred to the February data in his Telegram post. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The tyrant as their soldiers continue to be immediately killed by special units the cause can spur to. Europe/Radio Liberty 2023 RFE/RL, Inc. all Rights Reserved 'm even shooting them up several decades later the! 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