https://sputnikglobe.com/20240523/stronghold-on-russian-border-existed-only-on-paper-ukrainian-pow-reveals-1118593781.html
Stronghold on Russian Border Existed Only on Paper, Ukrainian PoW Reveals
Sputnik International
A Ukrainian border guard captured by Russian forces revealed that a company stronghold near the Ukrainian border with Russia only existed on paper, with only one platoon stationed there in reality.
2024-05-23T15:57+0000
2024-05-23T15:57+0000
2024-05-23T15:57+0000
Russia’s special operation in Ukraine
Ukraine
Kharkov
Russian Defense Ministry
Russia
POW
Ukrainian border guard Oleksandr Savchenko explained that despite official records of 100 personnel at his outpost, only 50 troops were actually stationed there, leading to increased duties and decreased manpower.
2024
A Ukrainian border guard captured by Russian forces revealed that a company stronghold near the Ukrainian border with Russia only existed on paper, with only one platoon stationed there in reality.
Ukrainian border guard Oleksandr Savchenko said that on paper, the outpost he was sent to had 100 personnel assigned to it.
But in reality no more than 50 troops were posted there. That led to an increase in the number of duties and a decrease in the number of personnel at the posts.
“Our company fortification, where I served, is actually physically not a company fortification,” Savchenko said. “It can rather be called a platoon fortress, although on paper it looks like a company fortification.”
The former border guard noted that his post was located near the village of Krasnoye, which is about three kilometers from the border and was one of the first defensive lines in the way of Russian troops.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that during the week the units of the Battlegroup Yug had liberated 12 settlements in the Kharkov region, including Strelechye, as a result of ongoing actions.
\
[ad_2]
Source link
