It’s no secret that the beneficiaries of this war — the top of Russia’s political leadership — have little interest in the safety of personnel, especially those “at the bottom” who are actually fighting. But stories like this matter not only as another confirmation of the system’s cynicism — they help us see the essence of this war more clearly.

Mobilized soldiers and contract troops have long been living in a reality where they have to buy many things themselves: uniforms, personal protective gear, and equipment to monitor the enemy. But now, out of a basic desire to survive, they are forced to buy even what is directly tied to staying alive — electronic warfare (EW) equipment.

What is EW (electronic warfare)?
Electronic warfare includes tools used to detect, jam, and disrupt enemy electronics and communications, including drone control. Put simply, it is one of the key ways to protect against UAVs — the very systems that kill people and burn equipment every day.

And this is where things have ended up: to protect their lives from drones, soldiers are forced to raise money for EW gear because previous systems were destroyed and the command does not provide new ones. A serviceman, his voice trembling, asks for help with a fundraiser — not for “improvements,” not for comfort, but literally for a chance to stay alive.

And then the question arises: how does Putin’s government plan to “win” this war while ignoring any peace plans and openly devaluing the lives of its own citizens? Doesn’t it look as if the deaths of their own soldiers have been turned into a mechanism — into the genocide of their own people, where human life is written off as expendable? It sounds brutal and deeply unpleasant, but judging by how the system “cares” about preserving its personnel, that is exactly the impression it gives.

You can find the details of this news below.

‼️ “Help with whatever you can. We’re honestly fking tired of buying everything out of our own pockets.”**

A serviceman of the 1466th Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 95483), Vladimir Dmitrievich Balakhanov, born 21 March 1991, reported serious supply problems for units on the Zaporizhzhia direction.

The fighter said the regiment has been conducting offensive operations for more than three months in the Huliaipole area, but due to the lack of proper supply it is losing a large amount of equipment:
“But over the last three months, while we’ve been advancing, our losses in equipment have been very large. The battery can’t handle it anymore. We just really can’t cope.”

Vladimir called the shortage of EW systems critical. To protect themselves, soldiers are forced to buy them on their own:
“They burn our equipment along with the EW units. One working system costs, on average, a million rubles. We buy cheap vehicles for about 200,000, but we buy expensive EW because it saves lives.”

Source: the Telegram channel “Don’t Expect Good News”. https://t.me/ne_zhdi_novosti/4342