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LONDON (Reuters) - An extraordinary announcement by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin that his fighters will abandon the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut looks like an exercise in blame avoidance and disinformation, Russia specialists and military analysts say. | 02:26pm
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An extraordinary announcement by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin that his fighters will abandon the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut looks like an exercise in blame avoidance and disinformation, Russia specialists and military analysts say.
A flurry of unsubstantiated and intentionally misleading allegations began prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continue to this date.
Role of Airborne Troops in Russia’s Military Buildup in Crimea Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 70 (Source: Vesti92.ru) At the end of each winter training cycle, the Russian Armed Forces typically hold extensive readiness checks in the month of April. So unsurprisingly, on April 6, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Russian military would carry out 4,048 such snap exercises at 101 ranges over the following few weeks ( Mil.ru, April 6). When it came to the elite Russian Airborne Troops ( Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska—VDV), 35,000 paratroopers would take part...