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Russian troops in Ukraine are surrendering, sabotaging their own vehicles, Pentagon officials say
[The Week] Russia's halting progress in its invasion of Ukraine has puzzled Western observers and analysts, but a senior Pentagon official told The New York Times on Tuesday that Russia's forces, plagued by low morale and food and fuel shortages, have suffered mass surrenders and self-sabotage by conscripts who "deliberately punched holes in their vehicles' gas tanks, presumably to avoid combat." The Economist's Shashank Josh said a Pentagon source told him "with certainty" that Russians are sabotaging their own military vehicles. NYP - ‘Morale is flagging’ among desperate Russian soldiers in Ukraine: US official MSN - Pentagon official says Russian troops have 'deliberately punched holes' in their own gas tanks 'presumably' to avoid combat as morale declines Audacity - Pentagon official says some Russian troops are surrendering, sabotaging vehicles instead of fighting Reddit - '“They sent us to death, the whole fu**ing battalion.' Russian prisoner of war speaks with mom. My voice over Russian-Ukrainian War youtube.com/watch?... Posted by: Besoeker 2022-03-02 |
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