Russian troops weren’t warned about the "regrouping" in the Kharkiv region – Chief Directorate of Intelligence
THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2022, 16:18
According to interceptions gathered by Ukrainian intelligence, the command of the Russian troops didn’t warn them about the so-called "regrouping" and retreat from Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: Andrii Yusov, representative of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence
Quote: "There is an official version of the General Staff of Russia and the Ministry of Defence of Russia about the regrouping but it looks like they ‘forgot’ to inform their personnel in Kharkiv Oblast about it.
They [Russian troops] know nothing about the regrouping and are telling their companions on the phone about the fleeing, colossal losses, captivity of many military units and Kadyrovites deserting from the battlefield".
Details: Yusov states that the occupiers’ withdrawal from the Kharkiv region may help Russians realise what the situation on the front really is like.
Background:
- At the end of August the Ukrainian forces started the counteroffensive in Kherson, and then in Kharkiv Oblasts.
- As the Russian forces were fleeing from the Kharkiv region, they were leaving military equipment behind but the Ministry of Defence of Russia called it a planned regrouping with the aim of intensifying the offensive on the Donetsk front.
- The administration of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, claimed that the military command informs Putin about the regrouping of Russian forces on the front in Ukraine.
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