Russian soldiers at Bakhmut complain about grievances – Putin’s production failure?: “Our grenades no longer explode”

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Things are going badly for Vladimir Putin’s (70) troops near Bakhmut. Recently, Ukrainian troops achieved several successes. This week, Kiev announced the recapture of the nearby town of Klishchiyivka. Earlier, the Ukrainians took Andriivka.

This worsened the tactical situation for Russia in the Donetsk region. The Russians now risk being held in a pincer position from the south and north.

A video recently published on the Internet by Russian army members and military bloggers also testifies to the precarious situation. 18 men are in front of the camera. The group is part of a battalion of the 1442nd Regiment, a man explains with a serious expression. He directs his appeal to Moscow.

Slightly injured people have to return to the front

The men say the troops in the video were fighting near Klishchiyivka. “They killed almost all our infantry.” After the setbacks of the past, morale has suffered enormously.

Moreover, there are orders from above that seem hasty. Having left much of their equipment at Klishchiyivka, they must now form a group to attack the southern flank at Bakhmut.

“They even take slightly injured people from the hospitals to send them back to the front,” the video says. The soldiers also complain that they have been fighting in Ukraine for over a year without ever getting a day of vacation.

Russian military blogger Svyatoslav Golikov also writes that the latest developments are putting the army in dire straits. The result: “The military leadership makes hysterical attempts to regain territory.”

Equipped with scrap ammunition

In addition to a poor strategy and a lack of personnel, the equipment is also inadequate. On the one hand, there are too few weapons. On the other hand, the quality leaves a lot to be desired. “The ammunition is terrible. The grenades do not explode when fired. “We don’t really have anything to work with,” the Russian soldier says in the video.

According to the American think tank Institute for the Study of War, this is probably due to the changed production conditions. Russia’s defense industry has accelerated production of grenades, impacting quality measures.

It is clear to the soldiers in the video that they are part of a suicide mission. “We do not neglect our duty,” said a military member. “But they’re sending us to certain death.” (bab)

Source: Blick