ChrisO Posted a Long Twitter Thread Discussing a half an hour long video featuring apparently unhappy Mobiks discussing the Russian Mobilization they've been drawn in. This covers members of the 15th Motorized Rifle Regiment, part of the elite 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division and were largely mobilized on September 28th and have found themselves serving on the frontlines of Eastern Ukraine scant weeks later, on October 8th, near Lyman.
They spent their time on a training range in the Belgorod Oblast where they were provided a tent, but no training or any organized allocation of equipment, managed by hapless officers who didn't seem to have much understanding of what was going on either. They were issued weapons out of old storage boxes compromised by elements meaning their Kalashnikovs were often rusted, caked in mud and dirt, and often inoperable. Also ammunition was strewn about the area and issued from the back of trucks in a haphazard manner. They were fed breakfast and told training would occur day after day but it never did.
There was no care taken to servicemembers current levels of fitness, nor their previous military experience or specializations. Former Tankers ended up as Riflemen and vice versa. Officers were casually determining in short periods of time who would operate vehicles, be scouts or snipers, or mechanics etc. Also none of them were paid beyond being issued electronic bank cards in areas with no ATM's. Many were going into debt when they stopped issuing meals and they had to purchase their own food, along with most of their other equipment, often at inflated prices.
However, quite nobly, none of them apparently refused to serve.
According to the Wife of one of the soldiers in the unit, soonafter on October 12th, Ukrainians attacked them and inflicted considerable casualties upon their unit. Reportedly officers and the tank support fled, with the Russians having to withdrew/retreat fifteen kilometers whilst under Ukrainian artillery fire. The survivors reportedly are facing prosecution for refusing to return to the front and for abandoning their weapons and vehicles.
Other mobilization highlights.
Iran will Allegedly be Providing Freshly Mobilized Russian Forces Iranian made body armor and helmets.
No idea... The tweet says they are mowing grass with shovels but why?
Equipment Donated to Russian Mobiks in this video include useful winter coats and gloves and hats but also paintball masks and childrens tactical gloves.
They spent their time on a training range in the Belgorod Oblast where they were provided a tent, but no training or any organized allocation of equipment, managed by hapless officers who didn't seem to have much understanding of what was going on either. They were issued weapons out of old storage boxes compromised by elements meaning their Kalashnikovs were often rusted, caked in mud and dirt, and often inoperable. Also ammunition was strewn about the area and issued from the back of trucks in a haphazard manner. They were fed breakfast and told training would occur day after day but it never did.
There was no care taken to servicemembers current levels of fitness, nor their previous military experience or specializations. Former Tankers ended up as Riflemen and vice versa. Officers were casually determining in short periods of time who would operate vehicles, be scouts or snipers, or mechanics etc. Also none of them were paid beyond being issued electronic bank cards in areas with no ATM's. Many were going into debt when they stopped issuing meals and they had to purchase their own food, along with most of their other equipment, often at inflated prices.
However, quite nobly, none of them apparently refused to serve.
According to the Wife of one of the soldiers in the unit, soonafter on October 12th, Ukrainians attacked them and inflicted considerable casualties upon their unit. Reportedly officers and the tank support fled, with the Russians having to withdrew/retreat fifteen kilometers whilst under Ukrainian artillery fire. The survivors reportedly are facing prosecution for refusing to return to the front and for abandoning their weapons and vehicles.
Other mobilization highlights.
Iran will Allegedly be Providing Freshly Mobilized Russian Forces Iranian made body armor and helmets.
No idea... The tweet says they are mowing grass with shovels but why?
Equipment Donated to Russian Mobiks in this video include useful winter coats and gloves and hats but also paintball masks and childrens tactical gloves.
