In particular, this situation is observed in the 1st Army Corps of the russian Armed Forces.
That is according to Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman for the Tavria Grouping of Troops, who spoke on the air of the national telethon.
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"For refusing to deploy on pointless assaults or for other offenses, some officers would strip them naked in winter cold and put them in "cold pits", beating them and threatening them with execution," Shtupun said.
According to the spokesman, it was about small groups that openly defy orders. "But there are many invaders, much more of them now, who sabotage or simulate assault efforts," he said.
Shtupun noted intelligence reports of the increasing number of cases where russian soldiers snub orders to go on assault missions.
In addition, the information that an increasing number of occupants refuse to take part in combat operations was confirmed by the commander of the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops Oleksandr Tarnavskyi.
The Commander of the OSGT Tavria thanked the Ukrainian military, whose brave and decisive actions forced the enemy to do this.
He also said that the occupants continues to conduct offensive actions at the Avdiivka, Maryinka and Zaporizhzhya directions. They are conducting active infantry attacks with the support of armored vehicles and aircraft, using guided bombs.
According to Tarnavskyi, the enemy carried out a total of 16 air strikes, fought 40 combat engagements and fired 906 artillery rounds, over the past day.
Ukrainian warriors have eliminated 402 russian occupiers and destroyed 42 enemy military equipment units.
Ukrainian forces destroyed 42 pieces of military equipment, including 2 tanks, 10 armored fighting vehicles (AFVs), 5 artillery systems, 2 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 17 drones and 2 pieces of special equipment. Another 37 pieces of enemy equipment were damaged.
According to Tarnavskyi, russia’s advanced T-90M Proryv main battle tank was among the enemy equipment burnt.
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