1/ Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". ⬇️
2/ 'Northern Channel Plus' angrily denounces the senior Russian army officers whom the author holds responsible for the Lyman debacle, where surrendering soldiers say they were starving and drinking their own urine for lack of supplies. bsky.app
1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️
3/ "The disaster near Lyman has once again laid bare all the rot in our army – the monstrous chasm between those who are actually fighting and the staff rats who are “leading” this war. 4/ "The system is set up so that a combat-ready, thinking officer will never make it to the top in his entire life. All the cushy command positions are tightly packed with sycophants and lackeys whose only “combat mission” is to gauge their superiors’ moods and salute at just the right moment. 5/ "Those who have experienced modern warfare firsthand, who know how to effectively defeat the enemy and protect their men – they’re enemy number one to the staff officers. 6/ "Because in this fucking paradigm, you can’t question the genius of those armchair strategists, let alone defy their moronic orders. 7/ "The office-bound scum are absolutely terrified of truly competent battalion commanders and combat-hardened colonels. Put one of those in charge—and compared to him, all those generals decked out in trinkets will instantly be exposed for what they really are:… 8/ …incompetents and complete idiots. That’s why the system for weeding out talent has been perfected over the years. 9/ "Did you get results? Did you assemble competent company commanders, preserve the infantry, and improve coordination? Here’s your commendation, you bastard – now get the hell out and get transferred to another sector… 10/ …where the front line is already cracking at the seams, and the troops are nothing but cripples, the medically neglected, and marginalised misfits. Go ahead, show off your skills there! 11/ "Couldn’t work a miracle out of shit and sticks? Great – here’s your disciplinary action, tons of investigations, and a public flogging. So others won’t dare to stick their necks out or use their heads. 12/ "Just look at the merry-go-round of command in the 121st or 122nd motorised rifle regiments. As soon as a regimental commander starts to succeed, as soon as he brings in young, daring soldiers and builds a strong fighting force, a hammer comes down from above. 13/ "We don't punish for the losses incurred in meaningless, bloody assaults. We punish for independence and success. The system is designed for negative selection: to burn out any "upstarts" who threaten the comfortable staff idyll. 14/ "The result is monstrous: in addition to the motivated, aggressive enemy, our fighting men are systematically stabbed in the back by their own rear echelon bastards. 15/ "The front is holding not because of the command, but despite it. And there is no sign of light at the end of this tunnel." /end Source: t.me