The mini-bloggers previously cheered Putin's military, but now 'criticized Russian armed forces leadership,' the Institute for the Study of War said Saturday.
After reports surfaced Wednesday that Ukraine had destroyed a Russian unit attempting to traverse the strategically significant Siversky Donets river in Ukraine's southeastern Donbas region, a number of Russian observers of the conflict reportedly became alarmed. Drone footage has since confirmed the reports of the Russian unit's destruction, the Atlantic Council reported Friday.
Russian mini-bloggers are reportedly shocked by their nation's military's"incompetence" in Ukraine. Above, a destroyed Russian tank sits in a field on April 28 in Moshchun, Ukraine."The Ukrainian destruction of significant elements of a Russian motorized rifle brigade that tried to cross a pontoon bridge over the Siverskyi Donets River on May 11 has shocked prominent Russian milbloggers.
It pointed out that these mini-bloggers previously had been"cheering on the Russian military," but now"criticized Russian armed forces leadership for failing to learn from experience in the war." The report continued, saying,"They also expressed the concern that the constant pushing of Russia's propaganda lines was making it hard for them to understand what was actually going on.
"Russian forces are increasingly constrained by degraded enabling capabilities, continued low morale and reduced combat effectiveness. Many of these capabilities cannot be quickly replaced or reconstituted, and are likely to continue to hinder Russian operations in Ukraine," the British defense ministry's report explained.
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