'Many Russians Were Unarmed During The Rebel Offensive'
- 2.12.2024, 10:37
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Russian troops were caught off guard in Syria.
Sources of the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, close to the Russian security forces, write about the main reasons for the failure of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. One of them is the arrival of the Russian army instead of the Wagner PMC mercenaries:
Inside the PMC, it was a big offence to move around without weapons and make contact with the locals - for this, the commanders beat their own mercenaries. With the arrival of the regular troops, everything changed. A trip to Syria for military personnel began to be perceived as a trip to a resort.
They went without weapons and entered into market relations with the population. Largely because of this, the offensive of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants and their allies was so rapid. The rebels had comprehensive information about the positions and schedule of the Russian Armed Forces servicemen. They caught them by surprise, many were unprepared to engage in combat or even unarmed."