- Following Russia's heavy losses in Ukraine, Russian millibloggers blamed Kremlin propagandists.
- The destruction of Russian military columns by Ukraine received particular criticism.
- Russian propagandists hit back at critics, saying they should be jailed for publicizing the losses.
Russian military bloggers have accused Kremlin propagandists of ignoring recent “missteps” committed by the Russian military, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank.
According to the report, they noted particularly heavy losses in an armored attack on the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade near the village of Novomikhaylivka in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
In the attack, Russian forces reportedly suffered heavy losses as they lost columns of armored vehicles, including several T-72 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, after being hit by Ukrainian drones.
Russian military bloggers condemned the scene, which was shared by Ukrainian news outlets. Ministry of Defense on X (formerly Twitter).
One person described an “expert” appearing on Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov's TV show as “electronic warfare (EW) systems and radios used by the Russian military to defeat Ukrainian first-person view (FPV) drones. labeled a traitor and traitor for falsely claiming to have a sufficient supply of “Instead of acknowledging this incident “with criticism and disappointment.”
According to the Kyiv Post, after the incident, mill blogger Maxim Kalashnikov wrote: [Ukrainian] Drone. Novomikhailiuka. There is no protection from the air. There are no small-caliber air defense weapons or small-scale interference. ”
“What are the implications of these attacks? [senior Russian army commanders] Can we report that they are taking decisive action, and are they willing to sacrifice the lives of their own people to win a medal? ” he added.
Solovyov, a prominent Russian propaganda activist, said those who publish such videos should be “arrested and put in jail,” the report added.
ISW said bloggers criticized Russian military commanders after the attack, with some accusing them of “utter stupidity and incompetence.”
The think tank said the blogger “questioned why Russian commanders did not take Ukrainian drones into account in their attack plans and could afford to lose so much equipment and personnel.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin aims to censor information that “discredits” the Russian state and military, and in 2022 will target those who “spread 'unreliable' information” and those who “supported sanctions against Russia.” He said he signed a law that allows the government to prosecute. To the United States Institute of Peace.
