Some Russians are starting, at least occasionally, to wonder: why Western weapons manufacturers prioritize the safety and comfort of servicemen when designing combat vehicles, while Russian ones prioritize pointless standards like “mandatory amphibious capability” for IFVs and the like. And yet many still think there are enemies inside the regime working for the “enemy.” But the basic conclusion is simple: under the regime they live in, the value of a human life is exactly as high as the damage a person can inflict on the enemy—through killing and violence, nothing more.

Most likely this realization will come sooner or later, because the vise of war under the Putin regime lets no one go until it has processed them into “final material”—a corpse. But at the first stage the questions aren’t that deep yet, as we can see from the following thought:

“Often it feels like there are, excuse me, f****ts sitting there who just want to ruin the army as much as possible, to weaken the Russian army as much as possible.”

A former Russian serviceman, a veteran of the “SMO,” Artyom (https://t.me/ne_zhdi_novosti/2570) published an address in which—based on personal combat experience—he harshly criticized domestic APCs and IFVs. According to him, the main problem is the layout and weak protection of the vehicles, which directly threatens the lives of personnel.

He notes that most domestic armored vehicles are cramped and uncomfortable, and that the exits are arranged so that when leaving the vehicle soldiers end up under direct fire:

“BMP-3—its exit, have you even fking seen it? Have you tried crawling out of it? Total st, damn it. And what else? And also, the fact that it’s on the sides. Like, they’re shooting—so what, so what? And when you climb out—you get shot.”

Artyom emphasizes that he has something to compare with and points to foreign models where the troop exit is at the rear, which dramatically increases the chances of survival. He separately highlights the armor protection of the BMP-3: in his view, the low level of protection forces servicemen to reinforce vehicles with improvised means, and personnel often ride on top because they don’t trust the level of protection inside.

In the end, Artyom says it plainly: these problems have been known for a long time and are being systematically ignored. He accuses responsible officials and designers of sabotage, inaction, and effectively undermining combat capability:

“They’re, f**king, brds—just fts—and they can’t be bothered to allocate money for this, apparently. I just don’t know how else to explain it.”

Source: Telegram channel “DON’T EXPECT GOOD NEWS” — https://t.me/ne_zhdi_novosti/4693