"They will attack us on Independence Day": Ukrainian Intelligence shares Russian soldier’s phone call with his mother
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – THURSDAY, 18 AUGUST 2022, 13:20
Ukrainian Intelligence officers have shared a recording of a Russian soldier’s phone call with his mother. He tells her that the Russian forces are expecting the Ukrainian Armed Forces to mount a counter-offensive.
Source: Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Telegram
Details: The Russian soldier tells his mother rumours have it that Ukrainian forces will mount a large-scale offensive on 24 August [when Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day - ed.] in order to stage a "show execution" on Independence Day. He also complains about the commander of his brigade and the lack of soldiers on the front.
What follows is an excerpt of the intercepted conversation.
Mother: What’s up, Sasha?
Son: Nothing. The news suck. They [Ukrainian forces - ed.] are supposed to attack us, loads of them, before 24 August. You know, to mark their Independence Day. They want to stage a show execution.
Mother: Well, they [the Russian command - ed.] will take some measures, maybe reinforce [the Russian troops]. Our guys will come up with something.
Son: One of the guys – may he rest in peace – once said: "We will all remain here." [Meaning they will all be killed in Ukraine - ed.] He must have been right.
Mother: Everything will be alright. Don’t worry about it. I think our guys won’t let this happen, they won’t just let [the Ukrainian forces] advance. No, that won’t happen.
Son: Our brigade commander has to be tried for all this. He’s the one who should be executed. F***ing a****le. He wanted to leave us here for another term, our third. Idiot. There’s no people left, there’s nothing left. F***ing b****rds.
Mother: Don’t worry, everything will be okay. I think they won’t let that happen, they won’t just leave you behind and forget you.
Son: They [other Russian soldiers] have told us how many [Ukrainian soldiers] there are – well, they’ll just wipe us out, no one will ever know we were ever here.
Mother: Where did all of them come from?
Son: I don’t know. That’s what the intelligence says.
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