Mark Lansbury

2024-09-20 09:56:45

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Russia’s military command had anticipated Ukraine’s incursion into its Kursk region and had been making plans to prevent it for several months, according to a cache of documents that the Ukrainian army said it had seized from abandoned Russian positions in the region.

The disclosure makes the disarray among Russian forces after Ukraine’s attack in early August all the more embarrassing.

The documents, shared with the Guardian, also reveal #Russian concerns about morale in the ranks in #Kursk, which intensified after the #suicide of a soldier at the front who had reportedly been in a “prolonged state of #depression due to his service in the Russian army”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/revealed-russia-anticipated-kursk-incursion-months-in-advance-seized-papers-show

#RussianArmy #soldiers #StopRussianAggression #Ukraine

Revealed: Russia anticipated Kursk incursion months in advance, seized papers show

Exclusive: Documents contain months of warnings about possible Ukrainian advance and also reveal concerns about morale

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-30 12:02:52

Over 18,000 Russian troops of Southern Military District have #deserted

According to many observers, low morale has been a recurring problem for the #Russian Armed Forces fighting in Ukraine.

Over 18,000 #soldiers of the Southern Military District have allegedly deserted in total, with around 12,000 of them belonging to the 8th Combined Arms Army – a unit often deployed in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

Of this number, around 10,000 are mobilized conscripts and 2,000 contract soldiers

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-over-18-000-russian-troops-of-southern-military-district-have-deserted/

#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Military intelligence: Over 18,000 Russian troops of Southern Military District have deserted

Over 18,000 soldiers of the district have allegedly deserted, with around 12,000 of them belonging to the 8th Combined Arms Army – a unit often deployed in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

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