When Filatyev went to war in Ukraine, his unit was equipped with old vehicles and equipment that broke down and was abandoned along the way. He was given a rusty, broken machine gun and crossed the border in an ammunition truck that lacked working brakes and crashed en route.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian soldiers criticize military gear quality
"Our ammunition and uniforms are uncomfortable and of poor quality, as evidenced by the fact that most military personnel buy and change into American, European models or even Ukrainian ones," Filatyev writes.
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Contract soldiers vs. conscripts: divisions over duties and mistreatment
13/ Sharp divisions had appeared between relatively well-paid contract soldiers and poorly-paid and maltreated conscripts: "Contractors more often than not simply ignore orders to do cleaning, so the conscripts are forced to mow the grass or carry something somewhere uselessly."
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Filatyev: Army service more serious before reforms despite imperfections
11/ Filatyev experienced the army before and after the reforms, having served from 2007-2010 and then again from 2021-2022. "Despite the fact that not everything was perfect then, now, 12 years later, I understand that service then was [treated] much more [seriously]."
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Filatyev’s 30-year association with the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment
7/ As he notes in his memoir, Filatyev had been associated with the same unit – the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment (formerly Brigade) – for nearly 30 years. His father had served with it during the Second Chechen War (1999-2009), when it fought and defeated Chechen separatists.
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@chriso_wiki — 2022-08-22
5/ The fourth part deals with Filatyev's experiences of the start of the occupation of Kherson and Russia's disastrous attempt to take Mykolaiv and Odesa:
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Euro falls due to more conservative central bank and winter
The euro is falling because the central bank is more conservative than the United States', and due to expectations of a harsh winter #news #war #liga https://
finance.liga.net/ua/economics/news/dollar-rose-euro-parity-proyden
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US Does Not Support Full Visa Ban for Russian Citizens
The United States does not support a complete ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens.
#news #war #liga https://news.liga.net/ua/world/news/provesti-chertu-mejdu-vlastyu-i-narodom-ssha-ne-podderjivayut-otmenu-viz-dlya-rossiyan
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Russian BMD-2 hit by Ukrainian fire becomes rocket powered
GeoConfirmed.
— GeoConfirmed (@GeoConfirmed) 22 août 2022
"A Russian BMD-2 was hit by Ukrainian fire somewhere in the East- and apparently became rocket powered. #Blahodativka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine"
47.170635, 33.015610
GeoLocated by @neonhandrail https://t.co/K1F1gmr12nGeoConfirmed. "A Russian BMD-2 was hit by Ukrainian fire somewhere in the East- and apparently became rocket powered. #Blahodativka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine" 47.170635, 33.015610 GeoLocated by @neonhandrail
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Kerch Bridge… We Are Watching You
Kerch bridge… we are watching you! pic.twitter.com/B3LVWjOiJi
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 22 août 2022Kerch bridge… we are watching you!