Ukraine colonel dismisses reports that Russians are poorly equipped as 'more TikTok propaganda than reality'

Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | May 21st, 2023 | Sarah Al-Arshani

[Mariner]

Russia has for months made the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut the central target of its invasion. It first made gains. But it has more recently lost some of those gains to a Ukraine counteroffensive.

In the midst of these back-and-forth battles, reports circulated that Russian fighters were poorly equipped. Ukrainian Col. Andriy Biletsky, however, now says those claims are "more TikTok propaganda than reality."

"The enemy is ready," Biletsky, the commander of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade told The New York Times. "They are well personally equipped, armed, they have means of communication, good armored vehicles and a very good system of unmanned aerial vehicles."

Biletsky's remarks come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a much-anticipated in-person appearance at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday. Zelensky's effort to convince allies to further support Ukraine with additional weapons has overshadowed the summit's goal to address issues beyond just the conflict in Ukraine, like China's use of trade restrictions, The Washington Post reported.

[PIF]

Worth noting that Ukrainian Col. Andriy Biletsky is the founder of the Azov Regiment and former MP.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

A general observation: the current hysteria in the mass media, pro and con one side or another, is of the same intensity level as a previous “event” involving the marketing of the mRNA products. As with the whole “jab” mess, I suspect we will have to wait to see what the real end of this all is. And then someone here will post, “is not!”

[JonPreston]

Never forget, the Business Insider ran stories the Russians were fighting with shovels. Why would such childish stories be printed? Why would some called Republican conservatives believe this nonsense? Today, with every major media outlet available to Zelensky and Biden, not to mention AI, is this the best propaganda they can come up with?

[Brian Griffin]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces

[2banana]

Pardon criminals with only shovels and 1960s tanks with a leader with stage 13 cancer is all I know from the western media.

[McGruff]

But I heard it on the news?

[Leep]

You don’t get more free stuff from uncle Brandon if there isn’t a huge threat.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

[nicollo]

Yo, Deep State: did you not consider that the Rooskies would learn a thing or two from their mistakes (and who else is watching)?

[sauropod]

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