21/ "Up to the present moment, most of the drone detectors are bought by fighters with their own money; there is still a continuous stream of volunteer cars going to the front, carrying sights, thermal imagers, Mavic [drones], camouflage nets, first aid kits, generators and…
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Costly, Poor-Quality Military Drones
19/ (As noted in the thread below, drones produced by the military-industrial complex have often been expensive and of poor quality, while volunteer efforts to send drones to the troops fighting in Ukraine have been obstructed by the authorities.)
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DIY electronic warfare outshines state military products at the front.
18/ "But so far at the front they see "people's electronic warfare" – products made by enthusiasts – far more often than effective products of the state military-industrial complex!"
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Shurygin: Regiments decimated in pointless assaults due to lack of EW, drones, and ammo.
12/ Shurygin complains that "our regiments are ground down to zero in a week in senseless head-on assaults, and without any result. Because there is no electronic warfare, no drones, and the ammunition is 'limited.'
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Institutionalized lying in the Russian military causes battlefield failures.
11/ (This problem of institutionalised lying in the Russian military is well-known and has been the cause of many failures on the battlefield – see the thread below for a longer discussion.)
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Commander reported capture in spring, but enemy left Krynki only weeks ago
8/ "A full-fledged commander (let's not say which troops) personally reported to the President of Russia about its capture back in the spring. And the point is? It was only three weeks ago that fighters on the front line confirmed that the enemy is no longer in Krynki.
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Commanders awarded medals for villages captured on paper, like Krynki.
7/" Some "gentlemen commanders" are already receiving their third medal for the villages and townships taken on paper. And they get away with it! How many dozens of times has Krynki been declared captured and cleared of the enemy?
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Russian War Effort Hampered by Internal Issues, Journalist Reports
1/ Russia's war effort in Ukraine is still hampered by lying commanders, corrupt bureaucrats, an ineffective military-industrial complex, a lack of defences against drones, and chronic shortages of men and equipment, according to a Russian journalist and military commentator.
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Zelensky on long-range strikes on Russia: awaiting decision
Zelensky on long-range strikes on Russia: We have received good signals and are awaiting a decision
