Very high casualty rate on his side, he said the new troops are mostly useless, the average time from arrival on the front and killed in combat he estimates to be 8-10 hours.
Also seems to be implying a significant portion of the fighting force are foreign mercenaries like himself, he had in his group, Nepalese, Indian, Cuban, and African soldiers, along with Russian ones. Communication is an issue because of the language barriers.
The fighting is very brutal, particularly afraid of the numerous Drones that the Ukrainian forces are using. Also particularly mentioned the Polish made mortars which are especially deadly because they don’t make a loud noise in the air so you don’t know to duck until it’s too late.
Lots of dead bodies on the ground and in the streets, the urban warfare was not at all how he imagined it would be. Of his small group of 12, 4 are injured, the rest are dead (this is in about 2 weeks), he had a mortar hit near him but saved by his bullet proof vest with only a minor shrapnel wound to his arm.
Thank you. That’s sickening
“… the urban warfare was not at all how he imagined it would be.…”
It rarely is.
It’s not a video game.
Badly wounded Russian troops on the front are seldom given aid or taken for treatment. Most use grenades to end the suffering.