23/ According to Shayga, "the Banderites walked along the trenches at night, shouting – ‘Russians, surrender!’, and single shots could be heard. "As I understand they were finishing off the wounded…"
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Brief training, bloody battles at Izyum, and decision to quit
15/ After a brief period of training, he was sent to the front line south of Izyum, where he fought through April and May in bloody battles to capture the villages of Sulyhivka and Dovhen'ke. His experiences ultimately led him to quit. But what motivated him to fight?
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752nd GMMR entered Ukraine on invasion day, fought near Izyum
12/ The 752nd GMMR likely entered Ukraine on the day of the invasion. Since April it appears to have been fighting near Izyum, east of Kharkiv, where its vehicles were filmed crossing the Siverskyi Donets river around 7 April. pic.twitter.com/sIlGWFxpes
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 29 juillet 202212/ The 752nd GMMR likely entered Ukraine on the day of the invasion. Since April it appears to have been fighting near Izyum, east of Kharkiv, where its vehicles were filmed crossing the Siverskyi Donets river around 7 April.
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Analysis of the 752nd Motor Rifle Regiment
Let's examine a specific unit – the 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, which is part of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division under the 20th Combined Arms Army. It is typically stationed just across the border in Valyuki, Belgorod Oblast. Information from both sides offers valuable insights.
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Soldiers deserted in Feb/Mar citing deception, lack of preparedness; no illusions for later recruits.
10/ Many soldiers deserted in February and March, complaining that they had been lied to and weren't equipped for war. They were completely morally and psychologically unprepared to fight. But nobody joining the army after 24 February could have had any illusions.
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Russian soldiers unaware of invasion before February 24
9/ It's important here to look at the picture before and after 24 February, the start of the invasion. Notoriously, the great majority of Russian soldiers didn't even know they were going to war – they thought they were merely on exercises.
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Contract soldiers issue in Russia
The problem for the Russian government is that unless there's a formal state of war, contract soldiers can quit at any time – though, as we'll see, they may expose themselves to penalties by doing so. Russia calls its invasion a "special military operation", not a war.
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Secret agent network helped Russia seize Chernobyl
When the Russian army reached the nuclear plant, they encountered a unit tasked with defending the facility. In just two hours, the soldiers laid down their weapons – a Reuters investigation explains why. https://reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-saboteurs/
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Caveats on Ukrainian released phone calls and Russian personal accounts
2/ Let's start with some caveats. The Ukrainian authorities have released extracts from recorded phone calls by Russian soldiers, clearly for propaganda. Some Russians have also published personal accounts of their service. These are particularly interesting for being unfiltered.
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Russia recruits Wagnerites for Ukraine war due to infantry shortage
Due to a shortage of combat infantry, Russia is recruiting Wagnerites for the war in Ukraine, – British intelligence http://
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