Fascinating claimed intercepted call from Russian officer near Mykolaiv to superiors in Russia. He says:
– This is worse than Chechnya
– 50% of troops have frostbite
– They can’t evacuate the dead
– Don’t have enough tents
– RU plane dropped a bomb on their own position
– One column was hit with Grad rockets. Can’t even figure out if it was friendly fire
– Medics only have bandages. Can’t help with frostbite
– No hot stove
– Digging trenched to sleep in
– Commander of 49th CAA told troops on 4th day that war will be over in hours
– Troops don’t have body armor. When one complained to commander was told “son, be strong”
– This special operation is a “madhouse”
– Being told not to destroy buildings – it’s insanity. Unless we destroy everything and turn into dirt along with the civilians, nothing can happen
– TV says we are moving forward. But we just drive through without clearing up villages. And now we have to defend from all sides because they are attacking everywhere
– They thought this would be like a parade ride
– Our task was to get to Mykolaiv. And we are sitting here