‘It’s Not an Army Here’: Russian Soldier Warns of Battlefield Collapse

The Daily Beast ^ | September 14, 2022

[Dr. Franklin]

Russia is said to be canceling plans to send new troops to Ukraine as more of its service members are reportedly refusing to fight following humiliating losses on the battlefield.

Ukrainian intelligence reported Wednesday that members of the 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces are surrendering their military benefits in order to resign for their refusal to fight.

“At the same time, a catastrophic shortage of personnel is seen in the units taking part in the war against Ukraine,” the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said.

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In the latest audio released by Ukraine’s defense ministry, a man identified as a Russian soldier in the Kharkiv region can be heard angrily complaining about the military being in shambles, in what is described as an intercepted phone call.

“I imagined all of this differently, because there’s no kind of organization. I thought there was an army here, but it’s not an army here,” he tells a relative.

“Everyone is out for themselves,” he says.

U.S. officials have said Ukraine’s gains on the battlefield have forced Russian troops to literally flee, abandoning equipment as they retreat. According to a report by The Moscow Times, Russian forces near Izyum in the Kharkiv region lost half of their equipment in just four days this month.

Amid rising outrage among Russians over the losses, the Kremlin is said to be maneuvering to deflect blame from Putin by pinning it on military advisers instead.

But the losses in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions appear to have hit ordinary Russians harder than earlier defeats in the Kyiv region and on Snake Island, so much so that they sparked speculation on many pro-Kremlin social media channels about Ukraine taking the war well into Russian territory.

[Dr. Franklin]

The Ruskie troops are concerned that the Ukies could take Belgorod due to military incompetence. The Ukies would be stupid to do anything that permits Putin to call up more troops to repel an invasion.

[Dr. Franklin]

Ukraine ping!

[jimmygrace]

The Ukes need to consolidate their gains rather than try incursions into Russian territory... Ask Napoleon or Hitler about the dangers of hubris...

[dfwgator]

Starting to look a lot like 1917.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

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[DIRTYSECRET]

They need to be introduced to the concept of fragging.

[kiryandil]

Allison Quinn publishes at least one "Russher Is Losink!!" article per month.

https://freerepublic.com/tag/allisonquinn/index

[jimwatx]

Since when did the far left Daily Beast become a go to site for freepers? I’ve noticed a lot of that lately with these pro-Ukraine folks.

[McGruff]

Ukrainian intelligence reported ...the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said...

[ought-six]

I don’t see Ukraine moving forces into Russian territory. It might hit some logistics sites close to the border by drone, but that’s about it.

[familyop]

World must be ready for Russia’s disintegration, US general says
14 September, 08:21 PM
https://english.nv.ua/nation/world-must-be-ready-for-russia-s-disintegration-us-general-says-50270033.html

[patriotfury]

I saw a vid a couple of weeks ago, where Putin was mocking/belittling the residents of Belgorad as basically being a bunch of Ukrainians.

I would have to search for that one, and my Russian is far from perfect, but he did mockingly state such.

Looking at it from a purely defensive strategy, and due to the need to impede heavy military transport/rail, and to disrupt nearby tram networks, and create chaos amongst UA proximal population centers, it is plausible for UA to keep messing with Belgorad trans stations related to (Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II), and and power trans stations from Belgorad, Volgograd,.and all the way to Rostov (Rostov Nuclear Power Plant), which Russia’s Sputhern Military District depends on, as well as importantly in Crimea.

In fact, the potential threat to Russian power grid may be the only way to really get Russoa out of the Ukrainian Zoporozhnia NPP.

Don’t like it, but maybe a strategy.

You mess with ours, we mess.with yours.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Since when did the far left Daily Beast become a go to site for freepers?”

With you being a media maven pls guide us to your oracle.
And not some vatnick site.

[patriotfury]

I saw a vid a couple of weeks ago, where Putin was mocking/belittling the residents of Belgorad as basically being a bunch of Ukrainians.

I would have to search for that one, and my Russian is far from perfect, but he did mockingly state such.

Looking at it from a purely defensive strategy, and due to the need to impede heavy military transport/rail, and to disrupt nearby tram networks, and create chaos amongst UA proximal population centers, it is plausible for UA to keep messing with Belgorad trans stations related to (Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II), and power trans stations from Belgorad, Volgograd, all the way to Rostov (Rostov Nuclear Power Plant), which Russia’s Southern Military District depends on, as well as Crimea.

In fact, the potential threat to Russian power grid may be the only way to really get Russia out of the Ukrainian Zoporozhnia NPP.

Don’t like it, but maybe a strategy.

You mess with ours, we mess.with yours.

[Who is John Galt?]

Thank you - I’m not sure why the Ukraine war fanboys feel the need to post material from the same so-called “news” sources that pushed the “Russia-Trump collusion” hoax for years...

[Dead Dog]

...and Putin!

[dennisw]

If when Russia disintegrates this will be when Vlad dies, which means soon. The easy bet is the Chechens will split off first, and Moscow/Kremlin will not be able to do anything about this. There are not enough real ethnic Russian young men to join any kind of Kremlin army to overwhelm the Muslim Chechens and bring them to heel.......

The way Vlad was able to in 1999-2002. Those days are gone.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-faces-second-war-front-chechens-threaten-new-offensive-russia

[dennisw]

ping btt

[dfwgator]

Those who wish for a weakened Russia, all I can say is, be careful what you wish for.

[DUMBGRUNT]

A nice find thank you.
“The loss of energy markets, which compensated for the country’s lack of modern industries, cannot be reversed. European governments will not rely again on Nord Stream-1 (natural gas pipeline), having witnessed how easily it can be turned off, and are already making long-term investments in domestic energy supply.”

Finally, Hodges suggests Russian demographics makes the state more brittle than it may seem.