Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ A few months ago, I discused in the thread linked below how the Russian military has been afflicted by institutionalised lying, leading to serious losses. The pro-war Veterans' Notes Telegram channel has posted an interesting commentary on the issue.

https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1570169288849326082

2/ Translation:

"The scourge of this war is total lies at all levels. False reports on the real state of affairs continue to reach the top. Sometimes one gets the impression that all the military commanders have been taught at the academies only to make pretty reports.

3/ Recently, quite by coincidence, I came across a report on a unit in which I personally spent two weeks and saw how things were going. When I saw the report, I was taken aback, to put it mildly. For in that unit things were far from how it was portrayed.

4/ I'll tell you a little secret about how it happens.

The company commander submits a report to the commander, in which everything sucks. And it lists what exactly is bad.

The commander sees this report and makes corrections so it doesn't look as bad as it really is.

5/ And gives it to the regimental commander.

The commander sees that the report is not as good as he would like it to be and makes corrections and submits the corrected report to the division commander.

Now imagine what ends up going THERE. And so it goes everywhere.

6/ And in almost everything.

Until we beat the lies, we won't win anywhere in principle." /end

Source:
t.me/notes_veterans…