Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Wounded Russian soldiers are reportedly being forced by their commander Colonel Igor 'Evil' Puzik to fight at the front lines regardless of the extent of their injuries, due to a huge number of casualties and an acute shortage of personnel. Evacuation has been 'cancelled'. ⬇️

2/ The Russian Telegram channel 'When the guns started singing' reports that the 87th Motorised Rifle Regiment suffered huge losses in the battles around Avdiivka from late 2023 onwards, where it fought alongside the Pyatnashka Brigade, a 'Donetsk People's Republic' formation.

3/ Since then, the regiment has been continuing to fight west and southwest of Avdiivka. However, the channel reports, "the regiment has a very severe shortage of personnel."

4/ "The number of wounded is huge, soldiers with combat wounds are returned to continue fighting on the front lines regardless of the degree of their injuries."

(There have been many similar reports in recent months – see the thread below.)

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1833148086442434577

5/ "Evacuation is cancelled. If you are '300' [wounded], then, we quote, "your whole life is in your hands". The wounded go to zero [Russian positions] over several days (those who can go). If you are wounded and you cannot walk, then no one will come for you and evacuate you.

6/ "This was done because of the excessive risks for the 'rescue' teams, they simply do not reach the positions for evacuating the wounded. It is necessary to cross up to 10 kilometers of fields in open terrain under the constant surveillance of enemy drones.

7/ "There is also no rotation, it is very difficult to reach the forward positions and change personnel. In some areas, soldiers are sitting without food and water."

8/ The regiment's commander, Colonel Igor Puzik (callsign 'Evil') was recently the focus of a huge controversy over his alleged involvement in drug dealing which prompted him to send two UAV operators to their deaths, as they testified on video before they died.

9/ The channel says that Puzik is still, "we quote, "fixed at headquarters." He tries not to show himself to the public once again." Many of his subordinates have been replaced, perhaps as a result of the recent controversy.

10/ "Almost all of Puzik's headquarters have changed. The regiment's deputy political officer and deputy for logistics have been demoted, the same applies to all the others, including the deputy for armament.

11/ "The battalion commander with the call sign 'Scarlet' has been removed from his post. 'Scarlet' refused to lead his unit on a meat assault and was demoted and reduced to deputy company commander."

12/ Further discontent is likely to be brewing in the regiment over the reported refusal of the senior command to award them medals for the battle of Avdiivka. "A couple of weeks ago it turned out that out of 600 awards, only about 30 servicemen received them."

13/ "The rest 'disappeared', there were no awards. At the moment, the Russian Ministry of Defence has already taken this up and is distributing medals to everyone who did not receive them at the time.

14/ "Before this, the servicemen did not receive any awards due to a ban on the part of General "Crimea", who commanded the "South" group. He was against the distribution of combat medals after the capture of Avdiivka." /end

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