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    Simplicius: Wild Day in the Wildlands of Ukraine Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on June 5, 2023, 6:50 am

    5 Jun 2023

    This is a 'brief' update report that I just had to do after what was one of the
    wildest days of the war thus far, in terms of the sheer absurdity of events.

    First, we had the next Ukrainian incursion attempt into Belgorod region which
    was an absolute cluster of an event as it was filled with a sheer soundwall of
    propaganda and zany circumstances.

    ...


    Secondly, there's a huge disparity in troop skill levels as the Russian border
    guards may be some middling local militia types whereas the infiltration teams
    Ukraine sends are the most elite special forces, typically made up of the
    hungriest and most driven mercenaries.

    ...

    The other, and maybe bigger, issue was the other 'wild' occurrence today which
    was responsible for the title of this report.

    Wagner's Prigozhin just could not keep out of the spotlight. And in grand
    fashion he's outdone himself like never before. He uploaded documents with an
    official complaint claiming that Russian forces tried to shoot at and mine
    Wagner vehicles 'from the rear' to prevent them from leaving Bakhmut.

    ...

    And the cherry he dropped was a mega bombshell. Wagner forces "captured" the
    Russian commander of the 72nd Brigade who, whilst drunk, was caught shooting at
    the Wagner vehicles with his men. Yes, you read that correctly: Wagner captured
    a Russian commander as a POW.

    -- Cont'd at https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/wild-day-in-the-wildlands-of-ukraine

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    • Simplicius: Wild Day in the Wildlands of Ukraine - sashimi June 5, 2023, 6:50 am