Endemic corruption has meant that commanders often steal the resources meant for training exercises or divert conscripts into activities such as building houses or performing factory work for senior officers and their 'biznesmen' friends.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Criticism of Russian Army’s 6-round target practice as mockery of military training
9/ Yet to do it properly, of course everyone needs a whole magazine – 30 rounds! My opinion is that the target shooting with 6 rounds which is en-masse used in Russians army … is just a mockery of military training!!!"
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Viktor Shyaga: Russian soldier details lack of training in Ukraine
6/ Viktor Shyaga, a Russian contract soldier who jointed the army in March 2022 and fought in Ukraine in April-May 2022, has written a LiveJournal account of his experiences in Ukraine. He says that he was barely trained, either as a former conscript or as a contract soldier.
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Russian soldier’s war preparations after invasion reveal ongoing issues
5/ In this thread, I'll look at an account of one Russian soldier's preparations for war. Note that this was after the invasion started on 24 February. The invasion force was notoriously badly prepared, but even weeks and months afterwards, many problems seem to have persisted.
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Russia lacks recruiting and retention discipline compared to Ukraine
4/ In contrast, Ukrainian soldiers are under full military discipline because the country is undergoing mobilisation and is under martial law. They don't get to walk away. So Russia has two mobilisation disadvantages – in both recruiting and keeping its soldiers.
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Reasons Russian soldiers quit fighting in Ukraine per accounts
1/ Why do Russian soldiers quit fighting in Ukraine and go home? In this second in a short series, I'll look at what translated Russian accounts say about some of the factors prompting soldiers to give up on Putin's war.
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Analysis: Russia Attacks, Then Held Back by Western Aid
Russia: Invades with most of its armed forces, devastates cities, leaves mass graves behind, but — thanks to Western help — gets fought back, scales down, ends up being unable to wage large offensive operations. Russia “experts”: Stop helping Ukraine, this only escalates the war!
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Kuleba: Military aid to Ukraine is investment in Europe’s long-term security
FM @DmytroKuleba for @nytimes
: ❝Military assistance to #Ukraine is not charity. It is a necessary investment in Europe’s long-term security. The #Ukrainian Army will emerge out of this conflict as one of the continent’s most capable military forces.❞ https://
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Russian cluster munitions attack on Mykolaiv kills seven
Death toll from yesterday’s Russian attack on Mykolaiv rises to seven. Two men from the bus stop that Russia hit with cluster munitions have succumbed to their injuries.
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Olenivka compared to Auschwitz and Katyn
Olenivka is our Auschwitz and our Katyn.