Tension is growing in the ranks Russian army in Kherson Oblast v Ukraine. All because of preparations for the planned offensive and subsequent tasks set by the Russian command, which – according to “Newsweek” – undermine the morale of the staff.
The American weekly believes that it is alleged insubordination of Russian military commanders in Kherson Oblast “may signal a change in overall morale among soldiers Moscow“The newspaper notes that the attitude of the Russian forces may influence the length and course of the ongoing full-scale invasion.
The Russians are preparing to attack the Kherson Oblast. Soldiers don't want to follow orders
According to “Kyiv Independent”, in early December the Russian army was to gather 300 boats in order to cross Dnieper and take control of some islands in its delta. “But not only that Russian military commanders refused to send their subordinates to cross the riverbut the soldiers themselves also come up with ways to avoid it,” we read.
“Refusing to cross the river to join the assaults on the Kherson Oblast, Russian soldiers from… 1196th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Territorial Army they allegedly intentionally damaged boats and committed suicide,” the Newsweek article said. According to partisans from the Ukrainian-Tatar resistance movement ATESZ, the alleged actions of Russian soldiers “undermine the discipline and combat readiness of units, and the Russian command perceives them as a serious threat.”
War in Ukraine. Partisans from the ATESZ movement about the actions of the Russians
In preparation for the offensive Russia it is also increasing ammunition supplies and preparing combat equipment and boats. According to ATESZ, despite all these actions, “no one (in Russian units) really understands what is happening.” As added in the announcement on TelegramieRussian soldiers “deliberately damage engines, puncture rubber boats and even pass Defense Forces of Ukraine coordinates about the location of boat bases and fuel supplies” to avoid being sent to storm to the islands in the Dnieper Delta.
According to Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups tried to cross the Dnieper in the Kherson Oblast on December 20, but were repelled by Ukrainian troops. Although the Russians used heavy artillery and launched rocket attacks on the right bank of the river, they were not successful.
Let us remind you: ATESH is a Ukrainian-Tatar resistance movement operating in Russiaalready Crimea and other territories of Ukraine under Russian occupation. Information about the group's first effective guerrilla operations appeared in early February 2023. It was then reported that the partisans blew up the car in which two Russian officers were traveling National Guard (Rosgvardiya).