Commander with poor health ‘pulled from vacation’ to lead Putin’s army
Russia: Regiment commander greets mobilised troops
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Vladimir Putin has ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reserve troops in a bid to continue the brutal invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin decree has sent a wave of panic across Russia, causing thousands to flee as young men attempt to dodge the call to military service. For the units that have been mobilised and carted off to military training facilities, the true shambles of the operation have been unveiled. Video footage of a regiment commander at one such training facility has highlighted the attitude of dismissal among leaders, with the commander filmed repeating “I don’t know” in response to a series of concerns aired by the newly recruited soldiers.
Speaking to a crowd of freshly mobilised reserve troops, a man reported to be a Russian military commander confessed he had been suddenly pulled from a vacation in order to lead a newly established regiment.
He told the soldiers: “I came here three days ago just like you. I was pulled from my vacation and assigned commander of a regiment that I didn’t even form for mobilisation training or anything else. I’ve never even seen it.
“I’m working from a clean sheet together with you. I don’t even know if I’ll go to mission with you – it’s 50/50, either I go with you or I transfer you.
“I don’t know where I will transfer you, maybe I’ll go with you, transfer you and come back. I don’t know.”
As the military leader continued to parrot “I don’t know” rather than provide troops with any specific training structure or details of their deployment, he also revealed he suffered from extensive medical issues.
The commander confessed: “I survive on pills and blockers. So if I go with you, I’ll be likewise completing all tasks.”
He claimed a “certificate of service fitness categories” would be established over the coming weeks in order to review soldiers with medical concerns and establish if they would be approved for active duty.
Outlining the plan for the regiment’s brief training camp, the commander said: “From the 1st, planned field exercises will begin for combat training. On the 30th, there will be a drill review, readiness check and then we’ll go.”
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The news comes as a series of videos emerged on social media exposing a striking lack of appropriate military equipment to arm the additional forces.
Mobilised troops claimed they were passed dysfunctional weapons as the Russian military has been unable to provide modern equipment. Christo Grozev, an acclaimed Bulgarian investigative journalist, shared a video of rusted and poorly-maintained guns that have been provided to the recent influx of Russian fighters.
The UK Ministry of Defence has consistently reported of Russian battalions in Ukraine operating in an “ill-equipped” and “under-manned” style due to poor logistical decisions from Kremlin military leaders.
An intelligence report has now warned that mobilised troops are “likely to suffer a high attrition rate” due to a combination of poor training and a lack of proper military weapons.
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Conflict analysts have suggested Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation decree was likely prompted by the success of the Ukrainian counter-offensive operation.
Since the start of September, Kyiv has reclaimed over 2,000 square kilometres of Russian-occupied territory, forcing Moscow’s troops into retreat in both the east and south of Ukraine.
The UK Ministry of Defence warned the mobilisation order comes as an “increasing domestic awareness of Russia’s recent battlefield setbacks” has also peaked, leading to a growth of opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Following the order to mobilise, the Kremlin was rocked by a series of anti-war demonstrations across Russian cities. OVD-Info reported Russian police forces acted quickly to subdue protests, resulting in over 2,000 people being arrested for their involvement.
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