Russia attempted to buy 200,000 bulletproof vests through third countries
ALONA MAZURENKO — THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2022, 14:53
Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, said that Russia attempted to order 200,000 bulletproof vests and 500,000 sets of winter clothing through third countries, but was rebuffed by Turkey.
Source: Reznikov at a Forbes press conference entitled "Without rose-coloured glasses. Business and the state during the war"; Interfax-Ukraine
Quote from Reznikov: "The facts that I observe are the failure of ‘mohylyzatsia’ [a play on words meaning that mobilisation will lead to a lot of graves; "mohyla" means "grave" in Ukrainian] in Russia, and their failure to provide a new contingent…
We have accurate information from our partners in Turkey that the Russians tried to order 200,000 bulletproof vests and 500,000 sets of winter clothing through third countries. This means that they have a problem there. By the way, the Turkish partners refused [to sell them]."
Details: Reznikov believes that the failure of the so-called special military operation will lead to regime change in Russia.
Quote: "My understanding is that this is the failure of the current Kremlin regime in Russia. Accordingly, they will make some personnel decisions; someone will be blamed, most likely the Russian military, for the failure of the ‘special military operation’; they need some heads to roll.
But the regime will no longer be able to withstand this, there will be regime change, there will be a ‘perfect storm’ in Russia, and at that moment we will move forward with our counteroffensive operations with the support of our partners, and prepare for the fact that a new system of security guarantees for Ukraine will be discussed with the new leadership of Russia with the help of our partners, which will lead to the end of this war and our access to all borders as recognised by the international community in 1991."
Background:
- On 21 September, Ukraine succeeded in setting 215 Ukrainian defenders free as part of a prisoner of war swap with Russia.
- There are border guards, police officers, marines, National Guardsmen, soldiers of Territorial Defence Forces, customs officers and civilians among the released prisoners. In addition, Denys "Redis" Prokopenko, Serhii "Volyna" Volynskyi, Sviatoslav Palamar, Denys Shleha and Oleh Khomenko [commanders from the Azovstal steelworks] were also released. Mykola "Frost" Kushch and Kostiantyn "Fox" Nikitenko, whom the occupiers had wanted to execute, were set free as well.
- Five commanders of the Ukrainian units that defended Mariupol from the Russians are currently in Turkey, under personal protection guarantees provided by President Recep Tayip Erdoğan.
- Russia got back Viktor Medvedchuk, who has family ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and 55 Russian occupiers.
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