EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russians are moving to discuss the mass desertion of Vladimir Putin’s military force, according to an intercepted call from the frontline, as the Kremlin leader struggles to maintain a grip on his own troops.
An intercepted phone call between a furious Russian soldier and his mother reveals that conditions on the frontline are rapidly deteriorating for Vladimir Putin’s men.
The recent phone call, shared by CNN, signalled a growing move among Russian troops towards fleeing the military and its war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin admitted on Wednesday that there are “problems with equipment” for Russian troops.
This follows concerns that ill-equipped Russian soldiers, already suffering from low morale, face a gruelling and freezing winter in Ukraine as temperatures drop below zero.
Laying out the conditions on the frontlines, a soldier told his mother back in Russia: “Leaving, leaving, people are leaving.”
The mother responds: “Leaving? Like running away?”
The soldier confirms: “Yes running away, what else?
“Five f****** days under pouring rain, with no sleep.”
On Wednesday, President Putin told reporters: “Regarding the problem with equipment as far as I can tell, this has already been sorted out.
“However, if something else needs our special attention somewhere, of course, I would ask for more information. Then we will deal with it.”
Discussing President Putin’s recent remarks and the intercepted call, CNN’s Erin Burnett told viewers: “Putin has his back pressed firmly up against the wall because he knows his invasion has not gone according to plan.
“An admission of problems with equipment, as soft as that admission may feel, for Putin to say that is a big deal.
“He is forced to admit it because of what his troops are seeing each day.”
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