I've seen video of a Ukr tank that surrendered. Had to advance with turret pointed aft and barrel elevated to max, wagging back and forth. Extremely odd. Russians held fire to investigate. Had to break the weld straps holding down the top hatch.
They must have known they wanted help. Those Ukrainians fighting for shillenzky seems evil to the core. I have seen them shoot civilians trying to leave the war zone. They shot a whole family at a checkpoint.
Troop morale is under water. They have posted video messages to all and sundry complaining of the lack of clothing, warmth, food, weapons, ammo, equipment, and commanding officers (who abandon them) and refuse to enter combat under such conditions. Some messages warn / threaten the political power in Kiev that they should seek to become PoWs under the Russians and be safe in cells, as otherwise when the Ukr troops return to Kiev they will execute the political leadership.
A distinction needs to be made between the regular Army troops, self-knowing they are merely cannon fodder, and the Azov battalion types who are homicidal fanatics, delegated to shoot any "deserters" on sight. They also conduct grisly executions of PoWs.
My main source is Intel_Slava_Z on Telegram. That's where I read the account of the surrender. Most of the videos are "day in the life," but sometimes quite grim. If you simply watch and digest and "read between the lines," I think you will see that it does not support the "Russians are losing" narrative. It is frankly funded by Russia, but I have seen no overt propaganda, and they source Ukrainian material as much as they can manage. I used to monitor Geopolitics on Telegram (more and broader information), but lately it cannot be viewed unless one has joined Telegram. Check up on YouTube interviews and podcasts by Colonel Douglas MacGregor and by Gonzalo Lira. There may be better sources out there. I think the anon named "MatildaJ" is well-connected.
I've seen video of a Ukr tank that surrendered. Had to advance with turret pointed aft and barrel elevated to max, wagging back and forth. Extremely odd. Russians held fire to investigate. Had to break the weld straps holding down the top hatch.
They must have known they wanted help. Those Ukrainians fighting for shillenzky seems evil to the core. I have seen them shoot civilians trying to leave the war zone. They shot a whole family at a checkpoint.
Troop morale is under water. They have posted video messages to all and sundry complaining of the lack of clothing, warmth, food, weapons, ammo, equipment, and commanding officers (who abandon them) and refuse to enter combat under such conditions. Some messages warn / threaten the political power in Kiev that they should seek to become PoWs under the Russians and be safe in cells, as otherwise when the Ukr troops return to Kiev they will execute the political leadership.
A distinction needs to be made between the regular Army troops, self-knowing they are merely cannon fodder, and the Azov battalion types who are homicidal fanatics, delegated to shoot any "deserters" on sight. They also conduct grisly executions of PoWs.
Where can I look for such videos? Any certain website posting random nuggets?
My main source is Intel_Slava_Z on Telegram. That's where I read the account of the surrender. Most of the videos are "day in the life," but sometimes quite grim. If you simply watch and digest and "read between the lines," I think you will see that it does not support the "Russians are losing" narrative. It is frankly funded by Russia, but I have seen no overt propaganda, and they source Ukrainian material as much as they can manage. I used to monitor Geopolitics on Telegram (more and broader information), but lately it cannot be viewed unless one has joined Telegram. Check up on YouTube interviews and podcasts by Colonel Douglas MacGregor and by Gonzalo Lira. There may be better sources out there. I think the anon named "MatildaJ" is well-connected.