“I wonder if any of the mobniks have had any R&R or have they been stuck in trenches waiting for the counteroffensive.”
Reportedly, few units get rotated (like Wagner), unless they are reduced to completely combat ineffective status. They sit on the line, or get shifted around the front, getting mobnik replacements to refill vacancies.
Most of the ground pounding trigger pullers on active duty in the Russian Army are deployed in the Ukraine - for the duration.
Russia tried to confuse Ukrainian air defense tonight by sending the air launched cruise missiles to fly in a big circle over central Ukraine several rotations before on flying to attack Kyiv. Big flop for Russia. All cruise missiles shot down far from central Kyiv. The ol’ spin move with the cruise missiles tonight is another sign of Putin desperation.
Putin is sending VDV to replace Wagner in Bakhmut. This is just too funny,