Ukrainian army- leaderless, deserting, unsupported.

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Ukraine troops complain of lack of support

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Ukraine's forces are taking heavy casualties in Donbas

Since Russia invaded in February, one of the overwhelming narratives in the Western media has been that of low morale among its troops.

The Ukrainian armed forces, on the other hand, have been portrayed as being highly motivated to fight to defend their country.

But that may not be the whole picture. In an article in today's Washington Post, two officers leading a company of volunteers describe their concerns about lack of support from senior commanders on the front line.

Company commander Serhiy Lapko says: "Our command takes no responsibility. They only take credit for our achievements. They give us no support.”

They are refusing to continue to fight, and face arrest and court-martial.

The Post also includes a video by a group which says it is part of the 115th brigade, 3rd battalion fighting at Severodonetsk. They say they are refusing to serve because they have "no battle commanders, no equipment, no respect".

"We have been waiting for reinforcements for two weeks now," one serviceman says. "We are being sent to certain death."

Cases of Ukrainian volunteers refusing to fight have been rare, and another group of fighters in the same battalion have countered with a video of their own, describing them as deserters who abandoned their colleagues.

"They thought they were on holiday," a service member says in the video.

Rumblings of dissatisfaction do appear to have become more common, though.

Members of a territorial defence battalion from the central Cherkasy region said that though they were willing to fight, they lacked the heavy weaponry they needed for combat.

The video, which has the address of an unofficial military channel on Telegram, was posted by a pro-Russian blogger in recent days.

The channel says there has been a sharp rise in the number of similar videos since the beginning of May.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61593803
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How quickly the tide of propaganda ebbs as fortunes change .
 
Russian troops are trying to take control of Severodonetsk and neighbouring Lysychansk as they fight to seize territory in Donbas
UK PM Boris Johnson says Russian forces continue to "chew through ground" in Donbas, adding that Putin is making slow but palpable progress
His comments come as Russian-backed separatists claim to have taken control of the city of Lyman in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Donbas could be left uninhabited by the Russian invasion
Meanwhile, 10 people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in explosions overnight in the Dnipro area, officials say
Three missiles launched from Russia struck a military base, they say, and rescuers are sifting through debris looking for people
 
anatta said:
Russian troops are trying to take control of Severodonetsk and neighbouring Lysychansk as they fight to seize territory in Donbas
UK PM Boris Johnson says Russian forces continue to "chew through ground" in Donbas, adding that Putin is making slow but palpable progress
His comments come as Russian-backed separatists claim to have taken control of the city of Lyman in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Donbas could be left uninhabited by the Russian invasion
Meanwhile, 10 people have been killed and more than 30 wounded in explosions overnight in the Dnipro area, officials say
Three missiles launched from Russia struck a military base, they say, and rescuers are sifting through debris looking for people
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That bloated and criminal moron was claiming victory for the Zelenskies last week- and he's STILL trying to unload weaponry on them.
 
the whole god damn war never had to happen.. We utterly refused to negotiate Russia's redlines
I think the Russiaphobes wanted this whole damn thing
"war is the ultimate failure of diplomacy"
 
moon said:
That bloated and criminal moron was claiming victory for the Zelenskies last week- and he's STILL trying to unload weaponry on them.
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lol. which bloated and criminal moron?
The Ukraine money pit is just getting started
 
anatta said:
the whole god damn war never had to happen.. We utterly refused to negotiate Russia's redlines
I think the Russiaphobes wanted this whole damn thing
"war is the ultimate failure of diplomacy"
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I believe it was engineered as a means of severing EU/Russian ties and commerce. Ukraine was thrown under the bus by Biden's handlers.
 
I saw Zelensky yesterday. he was addressing the Latvia parliament
It was the usual dog and pony show "Putin wants the Baltics - if we dont stop him Poland is next"

fearmongering for war. Sounded like John Mccain
 
moon said:
Lyman is on the road to the Ukrainian city of Slovyansk - which is a key Russian target as Moscow tries to take full control of the Donbas.
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Russians have had losses at other points in the line, but have actually made advances here. They have advanced a full five miles in the last year. It only cost them their entire offensive. Maybe next year they will take Slovyansk, and lose Crimea.
 
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I am just going to point out again, that a year ago, Russians said they were on the verge of blowing past the minor town of Bakhmut, to the bigger town of Slovyansk in a few days. A year later, they invested their entire offensive into just capturing Bakhmut.... Talk about failing to make expectations.
 
Walt said:
I am just going to point out again, that a year ago, Russians said they were on the verge of blowing past the minor town of Bakhmut, to the bigger town of Slovyansk in a few days. A year later, they invested their entire offensive into just capturing Bakhmut.... Talk about failing to make expectations.
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It looks like the invaders have advanced about 5 to 10 miles in 12 months at Bakhmut, at the cost of 100,000 casualties.
 
Cypress said:
It looks like the invaders have advanced about 5 to 10 miles in 12 months at Bakhmut, at the cost of 100,000 casualties.
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Now Putin and the head of Wagner are blaming each other for the failure. It is just pathetic.
 
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