Intercepted call: Russian soldier complains to a relative that they are losing in Ukraine

IRYNA BALACHUK — WEDNESDAY, 20 JULY 2022, 10: 46 AM

The Security Service of Ukraine has published another intercepted conversation between a Russian soldier and his relatives, during which he complains that the Russian army is losing in Ukraine. Something of this nature would never be shown on Russian television. 

Source: Security Service of Ukraine

Quote of Security Service of Ukraine: "The Russians cannot accept the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are destroying their forces near Kharkiv. This reality is in sharp contrast to the pseudo-victorious pictures of the Russian army that they are shown on TV. And it is difficult for relatives of the Russian invaders to accept that their ‘soldiers’ are suffering huge losses to the Ukrainian defenders."

Details: The Security Service of Ukraine has published a telephone conversation between the occupier and relatives from Moscow Oblast:

- Well, you get shelled, no?

- Well, every day.

- Those bastards, khokhliatske brats.Advertisement: 0:00

- We are under pressure, for now, we’re losing.  

- Well, you lose there, but then win everywhere else.

- Well, that's how they paint it on TV. Everything is completely different here. They won't show this on TV, and they'll never tell the truth. We're losing.

The soldier admits that there are only 14 tanks of 90 left in their regiment, and that the level of the training of tank operators and artillerymen among Russian troops is very low, as they were "trained for two days and sent to the front, and they can’t hit a target for anything."

According to the soldier, Russian artillery "is so crooked that it is possible to measure misses in kilometres."