The Soviets were the best at it.
[RIA Novosti] Ukrainian security forces are actively using barrage detachments to prevent desertion, said senior sergeant of the reconnaissance company of the 57th brigade of Ukrainian troops Mikhail Yankovsky, who laid down his arms.
According to the prisoner, the morale of his 57th motorized infantry brigade "was not very good, it got worse and worse over time."
“Since February, no money has been paid, supplies have been bad, food is generally tight. First they stopped delivering hot food, then allowances rarely came at all. The wounded were no longer evacuated,” Yankovsky told reporters.
He added that the command did not find a better way to boost morale than to send barrage detachments, especially after many military men began to lay down their arms and go over to the side of the LPR .
"A group of about 10 people arrived from the center. Our commander presented them as a psychological support group. In fact, this group was like a barrage detachment," the prisoner of war said.
During each battle, they made sure that no one left their positions, "they shot at anyone suspicious without warning."
The leader in the group was a Right Sector activist by the name of Vuiko, the military man said. "A very cruel man, he even had the call sign Punisher," he said.
Also in the group was a sniper with the call sign "Raven".
“During the battle, he took a position in the rear and warned that he would “wet” everyone who was running in the wrong direction,” Yankovsky said.
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal "the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years."
For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out "demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine", to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for "bloody crimes against civilians" in Donbass.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage - they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.