“I’ve been accused of upsetting people around here with my news. Apparently people need good news. But we are where we are. There will be no good news in the near future. Neither from the Kherson front, nor from the Kherson front. Lugansk” “. That’s what war correspondent Alexander Kots says. Komsomolskaya Pravdaone of the most important Russian topics in social networks. the feeling you breathe Russia it’s not pretty, and this tension makes some tongues sharper than normal.
One of the main voices, Olga Skabayeva of the Russian state channel Perviy Kanal, asked a soldier from Donetsk’s “popular militia” why the Russian Army was advancing meter by meter as “Ukrainian roamed town to town”. The army’s response:We must bear in mind that we are not fighting against Ukrainian troops, but against Ukrainian troops. NATO. They have huge reserves!” In another interview, an official from the occupied Kherson region recalls that when there is a pullback to the same server, it means that it “does not go forward”, avoiding using others.
Tension in Russian ranks
Information from the front does not convey optimism and significant support from the Russian president, Vladimir Putinrequires changes in direction. offensive in Ukraine. One of the most critical voices, the governor of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, even demanded the use of a nuclear bomb last Sunday. The trigger is the loss of the Port city. In his opinion, he thinks that more drastic measures should be taken, including Declaration of martial law and use of nuclear weapons in border areasHe himself responded to the criticisms made about himself among the Chechen mufti and others, who called the young people to the front, but criticized him for not going himself. A few weeks later, his response was to announce that he had three of the three. His 16, 15, and 14-year-old sons will be called.
Another critic became the leader of the Wagner mercenary company Yevgeny Prigozhin. He recently admitted that he is the creator of this group. When asked about Kadyrov’s words, he showed his support. “Ramzan, you are the best,” he said. “Let’s send all those barefoot bastards to the front with automatic weapons.He added the person known as “Putin’s cook” because of one of his companies’ catering deals with the Kremlin. Criticism of the Ministry of Defense.
Both Kadyrov and Prigozhin armed men It is in their service that these two names of the ruling party are practically small armies that allow them to exert pressure differently from other prominent men of Putinism. Putin needs your supportAccording to independent media outlet Meduza, which has been branded as a foreign agent by the Russian authorities. The Russian leader would be interested “alternative military methods” and both Prigozhin and Kadyrov can present them to the Kremlin.