Russian warmonger Vladimir Putin has been caught out by his Ukrainian opposite’s stunning incursion into enemy territory, with hundreds so far killed in country strike
Ukrainian forces who have infiltrated Russia have eliminated so many enemy troops Moscow is unable to identify them.
At the weekend President Volodymyr Zelensky ‘s men punched a huge 20-kilometre hole deep inside Russia in its first invasion of Russia since the Second World War. The stunning counter attack has shocked Russian despot Vladimir Putin, who was completely caught unawares by his opponents.
Such is the success of the Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region, Russia has said no attempt has been possible to identify their remains in nearly a week. An estimate says Russia has so far lost 1,200 officers and soldiers as captives since Zelensky’s forces marched across its border. They have since seized at least 28 settlements, say reports.
In response to the move, Putin has put Col-Gen Alexei Dyumin, 51, in charge of coordinating the response of the Russian defence minister, security agencies and regional authorities. Dyumin is a former Putin bodyguard who once saved his boss from a bear attack, and some analysts see as the 71-year-old dictator’s chosen successor.
Russian war commentators welcomed the move to put in place Dyumin, whose official role is as presidential aide and right hand man to Putin. State TV reporter Aleksandr Sladkov said: “Dyumin is a military man, respected in the army and in the special services. Dyumin is Putin’s man, he will not allow the President to be deceived.”
One account from the Khorne Group Telegram channel said the number of Russian troops killed in Friday’s missile strike on a military convoy near Rylsk in Kursk region was as high as 490. Corpses were seen lying in military trucks.
Meanwhile, Volya channel reported: “The losses of the Russian side are much higher than those of Ukraine. “According to a Ukrainian officer, about 1,200 Russian soldiers and officers have been captured since the beginning of the operation.
“A Russian staff officer shared a different figure. According to him, up to 750 Russian servicemen have been captured by the Ukrainians in a week, including many conscripts and border guards. “Such a large number of prisoners is explained by the fact that many Russian units do not have up-to-date maps, operate without drone support and have no intelligence.
“As a result, units either lose direction and run into the Ukrainian Armed Forces, or fall into a well-prepared ambush. Ukrainian reconnaissance groups have also run into Russian troops or fallen into ambushes several times, losing equipment and people.
“In the conditions of chaos in the combat zone, this is inevitable.“The operation continues.
“The victorious reports of the Russian Defence Ministry about control over the situation are, to put it mildly, far from reality. But reinforcements.…continue to flow to the Kursk region.”