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| Battalion of Russian draftees reportedly wiped out near Ukraine's Makiivka, survivor says hundreds killed |
| 2022-11-06 |
| [NovayaGazetta.eu] A battalion of Russian draftees from the Voronezh region has been wiped out on the line of contact near Ukraine’s Makiivka, Verstka news outlet reports, citing one of the survivors, Alexey Agafonov. The man says that his battalion arrived on the front line in the early hours of 2 November. "They sent us there and told us to dig trenches. We had only three shovels for the entire battalion, we had no equipment at all. We dug what we could, and by the morning, they’d started firing at us: from artillery, Grads [rocket launchers], mortars, drones, they shot to kill. When it started, the officers immediately ran away. Between the attacks, we tried to dig trenches, but we were detected by drones right away and shot at. Out of 570 people, 29 survived, 12 are injured, the rest are gone," Agafonov said. The wife of another draftee confirmed that according to her husband, hundreds of soldiers were killed in the shelling. "Over half of them are dead, for sure," she said. According to Agafonov, draftees from all around Russia are brought to the area to cover up defence breaches, while contract servicemen and volunteers are staying behind. Agafonov and the surviving soldiers retreated to Svatove, where they found draftees from other crushed battalions. |
| Posted by:Shamp Snurt3261 |
| #4 They can't even provide shovels? They aren't very resourceful either, I'm sure you find more that 3 that you could liberate! |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-11-06 13:46 |
| #3 Good to know, Shamp Snurt3261 — thank you. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-11-06 12:56 |
| #2 Russian government won't acknowledge it but word is getting out. Wives, mothers and relatives of recently killed mobilized soldiers in #Makiivka, Luhansk oblast are asking their government to send back their loved ones, dead and injured. Russian gov won't repatriate the bodies since: 1. Would admit the clusterfook they made in Ukraine 2. Would require compensation to families. That's money out of government theft pool for the ruling class. The missing don't get a payday. |
| Posted by: Shamp Snurt3261 2022-11-06 12:47 |
| #1 This is not how you rebuild an army. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-11-06 07:15 |