The British newspaper The Times published a report on March 7, believed to have been written by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The report argues that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine would be a “complete failure” comparable to the rout of Nazi Germany.
The 2,000-word report revealed that the number of Russian troops killed in Ukraine may have exceeded 10,000, a number similar to the number recently released by the Ukrainian Armed Command, far exceeding the 498 killed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The report also said that some troops in Ukraine lost contact with the outside world, which means that Russian officials do not have an accurate death toll.
The report also mentioned that although the Security Bureau was not informed in advance that the Russian army was preparing to go to war, the bureau was blamed for the defeat of the Russian army.
The report added, “We are acting on our intuition . The result is only failure.”
The report predicts the assassination of the Ukrainian president, arguing that even if Volodymyr Zelensky is killed, it is impossible for Russia to occupy Ukraine, because “even with minimal resistance, we would need to deploy at least 500,000 people, which is not enough. Including logistics”.
“Our current situation is like the German Nazis of 1943-44, but this is where we started,” the report concluded.
The Times said the report was published on Facebook last week by Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.
Christo Grozev, an expert on Russian security services for Bellingcat, a leading independent investigative group in Britain, said two current and former members of the Russian Security Service told him that while they did not necessarily agree with the report’s conclusions, they disagreed with the report’s findings. The source is confident that the report “is without a doubt the work of colleagues in the Security Service”.
The report could allow Ukrainians to see the truth on the other side of the war. While they are being devastated by the Russian military every day, Russian intelligence agencies believe that the Russian military cannot win.
The U.S. Department of Defense reported on the evening of the 7th that, 10 days after the start of the war, the Russian army still failed to grasp air supremacy, and the Ukrainian air force and air defense system have been functioning.
After nearly stagnating for several days, the Russian army launched a full-scale offensive against Kyiv on the 7th. “The Kyiv Independent” (The Kyiv Independent) reporter Ponomarenko (Illia Ponomarenko) tweeted that night, describing the situation of the battle, saying that there was an air battle over Kyiv, and two Russian fighter jets were shot down; The international army has arrived in Kyiv for ground operations.
Ponomarenko released a map of the battle showing that Russian troops were still trapped outside Kyiv. “The Russians haven’t even come close to encircling Kyiv, and I don’t know what they’re counting on considering their heavy casualties and slow movement,” he said.
Russell, chief researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)Nathan Ruser) In the early morning of the 8th, a satellite image was released on Twitter, indicating that in the past 24 hours, the Russian army has only made progress on the axis of Zaporizhzhia, where the nuclear power plant is located, and there are 100 points on the Kyiv flanks and near Nova Odessa. Very small progress, while Ukraine has gains near Kharkiv.
Russell also explained that there is no concept of a “front line” in this battlefield. The Russian army has left too many areas behind it that they cannot control. The Ukrainian army is attacking behind the Russian army, and there is information that the Russian army may have lost its way. , they appear in places that make no sense at all.
Earlier information showed that as soon as the Russian army invaded Ukraine, the United States cut off the satellite system. The Russian army was forced to switch to its own satellite system, but found that the satellite positioning was inaccurate and troops lost their way from time to time.