Ukraine War: Russian troops reportedly surprised by 'Axis' tactics

Created: 09/05/2022 05:07

By: Patrick Mayer

The Ukrainian army is said to be advancing on a broad front in the south of the country.

Russian troops are apparently taken by surprise.

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• British intelligence reports: Alleged lack of morale among Russian troops.

• Corruption among commanders: Moscow's invading army is said to be struggling with problems.

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Update from September 4, 10:35 p.m .:

Ukraine hopes that Germany will play a “leading role”, especially in air defense against Russian attackers, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal on Sunday in Berlin at a meeting with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Palace.

The Type 2000 self-propelled howitzers supplied by Germany and the Mars II rocket launchers had “proven themselves on the battlefield”.

"We hope that deliveries of heavy weapons can be increased," he said, referring to the fighting in the east and south-east of his country.

Village near Cherson allegedly liberated: Ukrainian army reports military success

Update from September 4, 10:02 p.m .:

According to information from Kiev, the Ukrainian armed forces have freed the village of Wyssokopillja from the Russian occupation in the Cherson region.

The deputy head of the presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, published a photo of the hoisted flag on Telegram on Sunday.

However, as early as June there were reports of the recapture of this town in the northern part of the region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a military meeting that Ukrainian flags are increasingly returning to the places where they belonged.

"And there is no place for the occupiers in our country," said Zelenskyy on Sunday, according to the presidential administration in Kyiv.

He did not give details.

According to media reports, Ukrainian troops also recaptured the village of Oserne in the Donetsk region on Sunday.

This information could not be verified independently.

Ukraine War: Russian troops reportedly surprised by 'Axis' tactics

First report from September 4, 2022:

Munich/Kyiv - According to British secret services, Ukraine is currently forcing a broad advance on three axes west of the Dnipro River in its counter-offensive in the Cherson region in the south of the country.

Although this offensive only had limited immediate targets, it probably surprised the Russians tactically, according to a short report by the Ministry of Defense in London this weekend.

This would expose logistical shortcomings and weaknesses in the leadership of the Russian offensive.

Russian commanders would now have to decide which region to focus on for supplies and reserve troops.

British intelligence reports: Alleged lack of morale among Russian troops

Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February, the British government has regularly published intelligence information on its progress.

Moscow accuses London of a targeted disinformation campaign.

Despite this, the British secret service gave another assessment of the military situation in the Ukraine war on Sunday.

In distress: Russian troops in southern Ukraine (symbolic photo).

© IMAGO / SNA

According to this, the alleged lack of morale among Russian troops in Ukraine may also be due to poor pay.

In addition to the high number of victims and increasing combat fatigue, the salary is one of the biggest abuses, according to the published report.

Corruption among commanders: Moscow's invading army is said to be struggling with problems

The wages of Russian soldiers usually consist of a basic salary, which is supplemented by various allowances and bonus payments according to a complex system.

According to the British, there are likely to be significant problems with the payment of these bonuses in Ukraine.

This is presumably due to an inefficient military bureaucracy, the unclear legal status of the "military operation" - as Russia calls its war of aggression in Ukraine - and, to a certain extent, corruption among the commanders.

The information cannot be independently verified.

This news ticker on the military situation in the Ukraine war is continuously updated.