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Russian milbloggers have voiced their frustration with Russia’s top command publishing maps that differ from tactical reality, according to the accounts of front-line soldiers.
Nov. 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
A Russian soldier said that he was told that it's better to use a grenade to kill himself and any enemies approaching rather than surrender and face “torture.”
Nov. 9, 2023
Odesa
Three crew members aboard the Liberian flagged ship, citizens of the Philippines, were injured with one of them being hospitalised.
Nov. 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
In the conversation obtained by HUR, the partner of the Russian soldier mentioned that, according to state-run media reports, the Kremlin is planning to launch an offensive "in a week or two."
Nov. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
A nationalist Russian milblogger indirectly admitted heavy losses for Russian troops, calling for Russia’s transition to a “war footing” economy to win the war.
Nov. 8, 2023
Avdiivka
Igor Girkin, a pro-Russian militia leader imprisoned for criticism of President Putin and the army has condemned the lackluster battlefield performance of Moscow’s troops in a letter from prison.
Nov. 7, 2023
Putin
Russia’s Ministry of Defense 2021 BARS initiative encouraged employees of state companies to join its “combat reserve” project, not knowing that war was just around the corner.
Nov. 7, 2023
War in Ukraine
According Ministry of Defense Intel, Russia’s production of weapons has increased significantly, but it will never recover the reserves before the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion.
Nov. 4, 2023
Armed Forces of Ukraine
In a recent interview, Ukraine’s commander in chief, Valery Zaluzhny, said that at one point during the battle for Avdiivka, he watched live video feed showing 140 Russian combat vehicles burning.
Nov. 3, 2023
Kremlin
In its drive to meet Kremlin imposed quotas of “volunteers” for the war in Ukraine regional authorities have been “encouraged” to target immigrants, debtors and the unemployed.
Nov. 3, 2023
ISW
The once elite “Z Assault Companies” are now made up of members of the “special contingent,” the Kremlin’s euphemism used to denote convicts, or those being punished for ill-discipline.
Nov. 2, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia is easing attacks on Ukraine’s eastern stronghold Avdiivka, but is likely preparing for a new wave of attritional infantry attacks despite suffering all-time-high losses.
Nov. 2, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia suffered heavy losses and spent a lot of ammo but will have an advantage in weapons and equipment for a long time in what Ukraine’s General Zaluzhny calls a “positional war.”
Nov. 2, 2023
Putin
Russia’s Federal Guard Service announced that its annual tactical and special exercise will take place this week and, unusually, may deploy armored vehicles into the capital.
Nov. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military keeps detailed tallies of Russian soldiers killed but keeps its own casualty count secret – even if it is probably much lower but there’s no way to tell for sure.
Oct. 31, 2023
Kremlin
Colonel General Oleg Makarevich has reportedly been sacked for “ignoring the situation on the ground and sweeping what is happening under the carpet.”
Oct. 30, 2023
Recent satellite imagery shows there were bombers on the tarmac recently, but actual damage to one of the Kremlin’s biggest military airfields isn’t clear. The base is well outside of US ATACMS range.
Sep. 17