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☆ Russia says it has a 'glaring issue:' More than half of its wounded soldiers are amputees
  + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
More than half of Russian troops injured in the Ukraine war have had amputations, a Russian official said. Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops have been injured or killed since the start of the war. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than half of the Russian troops wounded in the Kremlin's grinding war against Ukraine are now amputees, according to a Russian government official who called the situation a "glaring" problem. Upper limb amputations account for 20% of the amputations that Russian soldiers wounded on the battlefields in Ukraine have had, Vovchenko noted, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementVovchenko said that an average of three prosthetic and medical care products have been prescribed to injured Russian troops seeking treatment.
Persons: Alexey Vovchenko, Gazeta, —, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Vovchenko, Oleksandr Vynogradov Organizations: Service, Labor, Social, Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya, Federation Council, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia
☆ Ukraine said it intercepted a call from a Russian soldier saying his unit was staging combat videos to make it look like they're fighting better than they actually are
  + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate said it intercepted a Russian soldier's call home. In translated audio, the soldier said his unit staged videos to make it appear like they were fighting well. Ukraine has frequently said it intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers since the invasion in February 2022. The outlet said the calls showed Russian soldiers complaining about heavy losses and lousy gear. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn June, the SBU also said it intercepted a call in which a Russian soldier admitted it was Russian forces that destroyed the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine.
Persons: —, Fedor Bondarchuk, Oleksandr Vynogradov Organizations: Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate, Service, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, 9th, Reuters, Security Service of Ukraine Locations: Ukraine's, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian
☆ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russian troops are running away from the front lines and threatens to spill more details if Putin doesn't send ammunition
  + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The boss of the Wagner Group said Russian troops fled from the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin made the claims in a scathing video posted on Tuesday. In a video published to Telegram on Tuesday, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin mocked the Russian troops as he detailed how they ran from their positions near the war-torn Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. "So today, one of the units of the Ministry of Defense fled from one of our flanks, abandoned their positions," Prigozhin said. Wagner Group fighters have played a key role in the battle that has been playing out in Bakhmut for months.
☆ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a screaming, expletive-filled tirade at Putin's war chiefs as he stood next to dozens of his mens' corpses in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin went ballistic on the Kremlin in an expletive-laden video on Thursday. He lashed out at Russia's defense minister and a top general, blaming them for a lack of ammo. He swore at least nine times in the video, though his press service censored the expletives. In 2022, the Wagner Group drew scandal for recruiting Russian convicts to fight in Ukraine, promising the prisoners their freedom. Russia's defense ministry press service did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ Wagner Group lost more than 100 soldiers in a single day because of a lack of ammunition, mercenary boss says
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Wagner Group lost more than 100 people in a single day, the organization's founder said Tuesday. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin issued a repeated plea for more ammunition from Russia's military. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group and a one-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, described the assault in an audio recording posted to his Telegram channel this week. In an audio statement published to Telegram on Saturday, Prigozhin said the group lost 94 fighters that day due to a lack of ammunition, according to Al Jazeera. The Wagner Group sparked global outrage earlier in the war after offering convicted prisoners a chance at freedom in exchange for their fighting in Ukraine.
☆ Ukraine attacked Russia's main naval base in Crimea with exploding sea drones, the city's Russian governor said
  + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia says Ukrainian sea drones attacked its main naval base in Crimea on Monday morning. The Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea said the attack happened at 3:30 a.m.No one was injured in the attack, and Ukrainian officials have not commented on it. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said on Telegram Monday morning that the attack on the naval base in Sevastopol started at 3:30 a.m. Russian officials have accused Ukraine of carrying out multiple attacks on Sevastopol since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. In July, Russia claimed a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol injured six people.
☆ Video shows a bomb that Russia accidentally dropped on its own city blowing up, sending cars flying into the air
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
A Russian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on its own city late Thursday. The blast from the weapon erupted in the city of Belgorod, sending cars flying in the air. Three people were reportedly injured in the explosion that left several cars and buildings damaged. Dramatic video footage shows the moments the explosion erupted in Belgorod after a Russian Su-34 aircraft dropped the weapon. Cars were driving by on a city street as the blast went off, catapulting vehicles in the air and leaving a crater with a 65-foot radius in the ground.
☆ Even Putin's media stooges are mocking Trump's arrest, joking that he may have to seek asylum in Russia
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Russian state media personalities took jabs at Trump following his Tuesday arrest and arraignment. In one broadcast, AI images of Trump wearing orange jumpsuits appeared to dance to "Jailhouse Rock." Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The Russian state media response to Trump's indictment was first reported on by The Daily Beast and columnist Julia Davis, who created the Russian Media Monitor to combat Russian propaganda. Co-host Olga Skabeeva gleefully acknowledged in Russian that "Trump may change into an orange prison suit," adding: "We're getting lots of popcorn and waiting."
☆ Russia praises military blogger who was killed in a cafe explosion for 'boldly' dying and 'doing his duty'
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia praised a military blogger who died in a cafe explosion on Sunday for "doing his duty." Vladlen Tatarsky had gained popularity for blogging about Russia's war efforts in Ukraine. "It is thanks to the Russian war correspondents that the world sees truthful and timely footage and learns about what is happening in Ukraine. Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, was a popular pro-war Russian military blogger. He covered Russia's war in Ukraine largely on his Telegram channel, according to CNN.
☆ Russian state media touts video of schoolchildren in Crimea drilling with rifles and training in hand-to-hand combat
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A new video shows schoolchildren in Crimea training with rifles and completing hand-to-hand combat. The lessons are reportedly part of a training course that will come to other schools this year. The lessons appear to be part of a military training course that students across grade levels are participating in. In the video, originally shared by RIA Novosti Crimea, students first handle rifles in a competitive timed exercise. The new strategy marks a shift from Wagner's previous efforts to recruit Russian prisoners in exchange for reduced jail time.
☆ Russia will resort to drafting college students to throw more troops at the front lines, Ukrainian intel says
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia is preparing to draft college students to the front lines in its war in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian intel, universities have set up "notification offices" to inform students. "Notification offices" are already being set up to help draft the students and ship them to the frontlines, Ukrainian intelligence alleged. The intel also said that full-time students are being assigned to work at these notification offices "without their consent or even prior notification." The draft efforts will continue through the next few months, but will finish by the spring, Ukrainian intel said.
☆ Ex-Russian commander who helped invade Crimea trashes Putin's war speech for leaving out all of Russia's failures in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Igor Girkin noted on Telegram that Putin never mentioned Russia's "failures" in its war with Ukraine. Blah blah blah," Girkin said in a post. Blah blah blah, there's no point in listening any more." US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday deemed Russia's war with Ukraine a "strategic failure." "One year after President Putin attacked Ukraine, it's clear that his war has been a strategic failure in every way," Blinken told reporters in Athens, Greece.
☆ Pro-Putin pundits are furious Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv, calling it a 'humiliation' for Russia
  + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Pro-Kremlin pundits are livid that US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Ukraine's capital. One Russian state TV host called Biden's visit to Kyiv a "demonstrative humiliation of Russia." Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support as Ukraine fights against Putin's forces. Russian state TV host Sergey Mardan called Biden's visit a "demonstrative humiliation of Russia" in a Telegram post to his more than 231,000 subscribers. "Kremlin propagandists call Biden's visit to Kyiv 'a demonstrative humiliation,'" Gerashchenko noted in another tweet, adding, "Get used to it."
☆ Putin's rumored girlfriend called Russia's media a 'military weapon' and compared its importance to an AK-47
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend, compared Russian media to a rifle and called it a "military weapon." A video of Kabaeva's speech at a recent National Media Group anniversary event was posted on Twitter Monday. According to Insider's translation of the video, Alina Kabaeva said Russian media is "like a military weapon and in its significance is in no way inferior to the Kalashnikov assault rifle. According to Newsweek, Kabaeva's speech was from a National Media Group anniversary event. During the event, Kabaeva asked NMG to "wish success to each one of us and all of us together" in their work.
☆ Ukraine accuses senior military officer of high treason, alleges he passed intelligence on troops' movements to Russia
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The man, a military officer, is being held without bail while an investigation is underway. According to a press release from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Military and Defence Sphere of the Western Region, the senior military officer has been accused of treason. "This information helped the Russians counter the Ukrainian military on one of the areas of the front," the Specialized Prosecutor's Office said. "The suspect was exposed 'red-handed' during another attempt to report to the enemy," the Specialized Prosecutor's Office said. "He swore loyalty to Ukraine and then betrayed," the Specialized Prosecutor's Office said.
☆ A spat over whether Russian troops can grow beards is a telling clue about the state of Putin's forces at a critical moment
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Reports suggest Russia's defense ministry is trying to enforce rules on facial hair and smartphones. The spat is a telling clue about the dysfunction in Russian ranks as a new general tries to regain the momentum. It's unclear if that played a role, but Ukraine has geolocated the cellphones of Russian troops and used that information in attacks. Prigozhin at times has promoted Wagner's efforts against Ukraine while ripping into Moscow's inability to secure any notable achievements. It also exposes a consistent dysfunction and communication issue that has plagued Russia's war efforts since launching the large-scale invasion nearly a year ago.
☆ Russia's top military brass and an infamous mercenary leader are feuding over who gets credit for taking back a Ukrainian town
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The Russian army and mercenary organization Wagner Group have both claimed credit for taking a Ukrainian town. Russia has relied on Wagner mercenaries to augment its fighting force as thousands of troops have died in the war. Infamous mercenary organization Wagner Group is feuding with the Russian military over who should get the praise for seizing control of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine. Reuters reported that a spokesperson for Ukraine's eastern military denies that Soledar has fallen to Russian forces. If confirmed, the seizure of Soledar would be Russia's biggest advancement in the war since July, according to Reuters.
☆ Ukraine says a team of military surgeons removed an unexploded grenade from inside the body of a Ukrainian soldier
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
A Ukrainian surgeon successfully removed a live grenade from inside a soldier's chest. The Armed Forces of Ukraine tweeted that the grenade could have detonated "at any moment." The surgery went well and the wounded soldier has been sent to recovery, Ukraine's military said. Two sappers were on hand to handle the live grenade after it was removed from the soldier's chest, according to Ukraine's armed forces. The Armed Forces of Ukraine tweeted that "everything went well — the wounded man has already been sent for rehabilitation and recovery."
☆ Elon Musk was spotted with a sanctioned, pro-Putin Russian TV presenter at the World Cup final in Qatar
  + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk was photographed at the World Cup final with a sanctioned Russian TV presenter. "Argentina beat France on penalties in the World Cup final. In addition to Asker-Zade, Musk was also photographed at the game on Sunday with Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Jared Kushner and Elon Musk look on during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) chats with Elon Musk (R), Founder of Tesla and SpaceX at Lusail Stadium.
☆ Videos show Ukrainians celebrating with troops and chanting 'Ukraine above all!' as Russian forces are driven out of Kherson
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Videos show Ukrainian citizens and troops celebrating in the streets following Russia's retreat in Kherson. "Kherson is Ukraine! On Friday morning, Ukrainian troops entered Kherson, a crucial city that fell to Russia in the early days of the war. Ukrainian troops entered Kherson Friday morning, a crucial city that fell to Russia in the early days of the war but is being retaken by the Ukrainian armed forces. In one video from Kherson, Ukrainians can be heard chanting "Glory to Ukraine!
☆ Russia has a plan to put children to work since so many men are fighting Putin's war in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia is planning to change its child labor laws to allow kids as young as 14 into the workforce more easily. They will no longer need approval from a guardian or a social services agency to be hired. Putin's unprovoked war in Ukraine pulled 300,000 people into battle, causing labor shortages. Russia is facing labor shortages caused by the absence of nearly 300,000 people from their jobs and onto the battlefield to fight Russian President Vladimir Putin's unprovoked war in Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported. "They have to go through countless checks, bureaucracy, and getting approvals, it is simply not profitable for employers."
☆ Mystery around Putin's rumored god-daughter who fled Russia deepens as her mom tells state media she'll return soon
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ksenia Sobchak, Putin's rumored god-daughter and a media figure, fled Russia last week. Now, her mother told Russian state media that she is expected to return to Russia soon. "She will, very soon," Narusova told Ria Novosti when asked if her daughter is slated to return, according to Radio Sputnik. After fleeing Russia, Sobchak was named a suspect in the case, and her home was searched, according to TASS. Narusova told Ria Novosti that her daughter, Sobchak, was not involved in the alleged criminal activity, Radio Sputnik reported.
☆ Video shows Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine griping about not having enough training, supplies, or food
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Video apparently shows Russian troops in Ukraine griping about not having enough training or food. an apparent Russian soldier griped in the video posted to Facebook this week by Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov. "We're on the fucking front lines," the man said in the two-minute video, which shows several soldiers huddled around each other in the thick of the woods. We only got our fucking pants," said the man, who added, "Long live the fucking Russian army!" "But the video shows that Russia is not able to carry out mobilization properly," Butusov said.
☆ Russian mothers are turning deadbeat fathers over to Putin's military draft: 'My ex-husband died as a person a long time ago'
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A group of Russian women has attempted to send idle fathers to fight Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin's failing war in Ukraine gave rise to a "partial military mobilization" in which 300,000 new conscripts were called upon to fight. The women claim Putin's military order may produce better results than the courts, which have enabled these fathers to abandon their children with little to no financial support. But for me, my ex-husband died as a person a long time ago. If he happens to get killed, it will even be good: the child will receive compensation," Kruglova added.
☆ The Russian pilots who ejected from a military plane moments before it crashed into an apartment building and killed 13 people could face charges, Russia says
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Russian Su-34 aircraft crashed into an apartment building in western Russia, killing 13 people. Now, a Russian committee is investigating to see if the pilots could faces charges for the incident. Debris of a warplane crashed into a residential area are seen on the damaged building in Yeysk, Russia, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. AP PhotoA burnt bus and debris of a warplane crashed into a residential area are seen in Yeysk, Russia, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Yeysk, which is home to around 80,000 people and a Russian military air base, is located along the Sea of Azov and is a short distance from the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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