An intercepted phone call now shows how the Russians are organizing their defenses against the Ukrainians who continue to attack them: the individual defense lines are manned differently depending on whether they can be omitted.
At the forefront and closest to the advancing Ukrainians are convicts, thousands of whom have been recruited in recent months with the prospect of impunity. “Behind that,” said the caller whose phone call was intercepted, “stand we, the mobilized reservists.” Only behind them would the regular professional troops stand.
“Self Shot”
The idea behind it is also explained by the phone call: the reservists in the second row would also be tasked with shooting fleeing convicts from the front row. Likewise, the third row of professional soldiers “guards” the second. “It is impossible to run away. Otherwise we will be shot by our own people,” said the caller. Time and again there are serious conflicts within the Russian army. Just on Saturday, two “volunteers” opened fire on a military training ground in the Belgorod region of southern Russia, killing 11 soldiers who volunteered to fight in Ukraine.
Photos: Russian Defense Trenches in Luhansk
Huge defense structures
After Ukraine was able to partially recapture all four regions occupied by Russia in violation of international law in a lightning offensive, the Russian army is now trying to close itself off in several places: this is happening, for example, in the Luhansk Oblast, where the army is digging currently wide and deep trenches, preventing the rapid advance to avoid Ukrainian tanks.
Next push south?
Also in the Kherson region, the Russian occupiers have again advised the population to emigrate to Russia. The reason is the Ukrainian army’s counter-offensive, which it said last month recaptured more than 600 cities and is now likely to pick up speed again. However, there were no confirmed reports over the weekend.
Source: Krone
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