Aha Dua Permata: Ukrainian Forces Just Retreating - Russian Assault Group Commander

Ukrainian Forces Just Retreating - Russian Assault Group Commander

The Ukrainian counteroffensive began in June, with Kiev deploying brigades trained by NATO instructors and armed with Western equipment. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kiev's push had failed, with Ukraine suffering casualties estimated at more than 90,000.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of the commander of a Russian assault group, Ivan, saying that Ukrainian forces are just retreating.

"They are only retreating, there is not much left of the professional army. Mostly mobilized, maybe there is a part of mercenaries who do not go to the positions, control at a distance, as barrier units stand," the commander of the Airborne Forces assault group with the call sign "Ivan" explained.

According to the fighter, there is not much left of the professional army - only mobilized and some mercenaries.

Combat of the Ivanovo assault group can be seen in the footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Soldiers of the Airborne Forces in small assault groups from several directions secretly approached a Ukrainian stronghold where, according to intelligence, a Ukrainian unit was preparing to move toward Russian defensive positions.

The Russian paratroopers immediately attacked the enemy. During the battle, the soldiers managed to capture and destroy a BMP-1 and a light tank of Western design. When the Ukrainian militants tried to counterattack, they were attacked by a fire support group of Ivanovo paratroopers. The militants, having lost several men, abandoned their plans.

PoW: 'There Are as Much Drugs as Dirt' in Ukrainian Armed Forces

Data on drug use in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has appeared regularly. This was also mentioned by the Russian participants of the special military operation, who saw the confirmation of such facts among the enemy's ranks.

Ukrainian military officer Maxim Kolyada, who was captured in the Zaporozhye region, said that his unit included many drug addicts with years of "experience". "There are many people like me out there. Of 20 to 30 people, about half of them are drug addicts, as far as I can see," Kolyada explained.

He admitted to using drugs himself; the soldier took a dose the day he was captured.

The soldiers have had no problem with buying drugs. According to Kolyada, the Ukrainian armed forces now have "as much drugs as dirt, because these are salaries".