Yep, if BBC tells it then it is true. Ghost of Kiev did it.:)
Assuming the report is correct, they were sent into combat with less training than the green troops at First Bull Run…
Sheer murder if they are going up against experienced troops.
Chelyabinsk Oblast is in the eastern Ural Mountains
are all the recruits being pulled from the eastern half of Russia?
meanwhile all the western “European” Russians get free pass?
I truly do not understand the pro-Russian sentiments of so many Freepers.
This forum has changed so much.
The Soviets did this in WW II. Just fed conscripts to the Nazi’s guns to buy time.
Read the history of W.W. II on the Eastern Front and complete brutality that Stalin ordered, then you understand why Russia lost 27 Million in that war compared to small numbers of the Allies.
The bodybags of untrained mobilized Russian men are starting to come home from Ukraine — including to big cities like Moscow. Even the Z propagandists are getting upset. Here is the 28yo former head of dept in Moscow city gov’t, drafted Sept 23, killed Oct 10. pic.twitter.com/erRQrZa0qJ— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) October 13, 2022
Hmmm.
Mediazona, working with BBC News Russian service and a team of volunteers has Russian casualties corroborated by publicly available data as of October 7 at 7184 which as of September 25 was 6756.................
https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng
Yeah, that looks like “cannon fodder” as compared to the list provided indicating actual numbers of “cannon fodder” being in the hundreds of thousands as Russian to Ukraine kill ratios are 5:1 to 10:1 and higher.
“Ukraine war veterans on how Kiev plundered US aid, wasted soldiers, endangered civilians, and lost the war”
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/08/18/ukraine-veterans-us-aid-soldiers-war/
“A Ukrainian’s Letter from the Front
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RYVNg9bfA
‘Ukrainian General estimates Kiev’s losses at hundreds of thousands since Feb’
https://tass.com/politics/1501881
‘Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/07/ukraine-kherson-offensive-casualties-ammunition/
‘In Ukraine’s South, Fierce Fighting and Deadly Costs’
https://archive.ph/MtHyd#selection-383.0-383.52
“Kharkov Offensive: “You Can Always Regain Territory—You Cannot Regain Human Lives.” - Jacques Baud”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GFaOQOpEs
“The Limits of Ukraine’s Offensive and the High Price to Pay When it Ends”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pONjlORXdFQ
“Ukrainian Reserves at Artyomovsk (Bakhmut)
THE RESERVES THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES HAS RUSHED TO BAKHMUT TURNED OUT TO BE SO FRESH THAT THEY HAD TO BE TRAINED “ON THE FLY.” An improvised base and firing range was set up at a fishing pier near Stake 8 (in the village of Khromovo), on the south-western outskirts of Artemovsk. The level of preparedness of the enemy reinforcements leaves much to be desired.
The Ukrainian forces operating near Bakhmut today:
The 58th Separate Mechanized Brigade, named after Hetman Ivan Vygovskiy (from Konotop, in the Sumy region) was once considered to be the most combat-ready unit of the AFU. The unit has deserted almost in its entirety.
The 125th “Lvovskaya” Territorial Defence Brigade has been exsanguinated, reserves to replenish are now being trained on accelerated schedule in fortified areas outside the city.
The 26th Separate Artillery Brigade (from Berdichev), part of the 8th Ukrainian Army, is understaffed by 60%.
The 25th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (from Novomoskovsk) was crushed near Novobakhmutovka and has been re-staffed with reservists.
The 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (from Nikolaev) was crushed at Soledar, suffering up to 80% casualties, and has been re-staffed with mercenaries from Poland, Romania, Britain, and the USA.
The 81st Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (from Druzhkovka) is now the most combat-ready Ukrainian unit of all of those listed above. It was battered by Russian Armed Forces’ strikes on the settlement of Nikolayevka. It participated in fighting near Krasny Liman.”
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/14098