Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Propaganda has given many Russians an unrealistic view of Russia's progress in the war, according to a Russian milblogger. "People have forgotten how to separate truth from fiction", while in reality the Ukrainians remain determined and are inflicting heavy losses. ⬇️

2/ "Voenkor Kotenok" writes that "our society and the media have an absolutely inadequate assessment of the military situation in the Special Military Operation zone."

3/ "Unfortunately, the tone for distorting the information background, and often disinformation, was set even before the start of the Special Operation by official security forces in the form of some talking heads with generals' stars, who, when broadcasting ticker tapes, threw…

4/ …in figures that radically overstated the enemy's losses in manpower and equipment by several times. These reports were broadcast almost daily. When adding up the indicators and figures, it turned out to be almost complete destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

5/ "At this rate, we accounted for the enemy's personnel several times over.

This flow was echoed by numerous talk shows on TV channels, where the enemy was presented as a demoralized, absolutely militarily inadequate mass, a herd that was being sent to slaughter in droves.

6/ "Demonisation of the enemy was elevated to the rank of an obligatory everyday phenomenon to such an extent that people have forgotten how to separate truth from fiction.

7/ "And now, with the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction and the halt of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kursk, the media, some influencers, and chatterboxes on TV have already started babbling (as in February 22) that:

8/ "1) the Ukrainian Armed Forces front has crumbled;

2) the supply of weapons, equipment, and ammunition from the West is coming to an end for a number of reasons;

3) in a month or two the enemy will have no one and nothing to fight with, and capitulation is coming;

9/ "4) others are already tormented by doubts about whether to give Lviv to the Poles, etc.

In general, the benefit performance of self-confidence is taking place again, which is hardly consistent with reality, and here is why:

10/ "1) The enemy's defense has not crumbled, has not disappeared. The enemy is retreating west of Donetsk, in a number of areas, thinly, but holding on.

11/ "2) Foreign arms deliveries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces have changed, but they continue and will continue, even despite the possible change of top officials in the United States.

12/ "3. As colleagues rightly point out, Kiev no longer has cyclopean reserves, but units and formations abroad are preparing (the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Syrsky gave the order to transfer units undergoing combat coordination from abroad to the front).

13/ "The enemy is raking out the male population from the bins of Ukraine and is ready to put the "Hitler Youth" and female units into action.

4. Finally, to put it mildly, there is no smell of capitulation. For now."

14/ "The Ukrainian Armed Forces are still holding bridgeheads in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, periodically trying to advance deep into Russian territory.

15/ "Despite significant losses, the enemy is trying to maintain logistics in this direction, ensuring replenishment (rotation) and compensating for the loss of personnel.

16/ "5) We are conducting offensive actions, contrary to the laws of military science, we are moving forward with minimal numbers thanks to the mass courage and heroism of personnel. The losses are very high, both near Kursk and near Donetsk.

17/ "The enemy is transferring reinforcements, trying to prevent the collapse of the front. The enemy is still trying to use missile weapons in our operational and tactical rear, working on the points of temporary deployment of units and formations of the Russian Armed Forces."

Source:
t.me/voenkorKotenok…