The russian soldiers are being forced to buy your own devices communications due to a shortage of equipment on the front, but the systems are incompatible and are proving useless, according to a report by a think tank.
According to him think tank US Institute for the Study of War (ISW), The group of Russian neo-Nazi mercenaries Rusich He complained on Telegram about the serious shortage of material on the battlefield.
“He Rusich Group also pointed out that many Russian troops buy their own communication technologywhich makes communication between different units that use different technology models difficult,” according to the report.
In recent weeks, the Rusich have publicly criticized the Kremlin and they even came to lay down weapons in protest by Moscow’s refusal to do more to prevent the arrest and extradition of one of its leaders. The boycott caused the reconquest of Robotyne by Ukraine.
The ISW report did not clarify what type of communications technology Russian troops were purchasing, but it has long been reported that the Russian soldiers lack the equipment necessary to communicate effectivelyso they use mobile phones or their own radio systems.
According to the ISW, The Russians also complained that their counterbatteryor ability to quickly identify and shoot down artillery positions, is lower than that of Ukraine.
He added that his multiple launch rocket system Tornado-S is inferior to long-range missiles HIMARS provided by the United States to Ukraineaccording to the ISW.
This is due, according to the ISW, because it is easier to prevent them from achieving their goals through electronic warfare devices that alter their navigation systems.
Also He complained that the wounded and dead were not recovered from the battlefieldaccording to the ISW.
“The Rusich Group stated that Russian forces do not evacuate the wounded or dead from front-line areasand that this lack of evacuations has caused some Russian personnel to refuse to complete combat tasks,” the report reads.
The ISW added that such problems appeared to be widespread and that it has “routinely observed other Russian units expressing similar problems with counterbattery, communications and evacuation capabilities.”
Since the beginning of the invasion, Russian troops experience communications problems. Russian soldiers have even resorted to using mobile phones to communicatewhich in some cases has allowed Ukraine to identify their location and attack them.
In January, Ukrainian forces were able to identify a concentration of Russian forces in Makiivka, eastern Ukraine, and killed 89 in a missile attack that the Kremlin blamed the use of mobile phones by troops.
The problem has persisted despite a ban imposed last year on Russian forces using mobile phones on the front lines.
The problem was even admitted by the Russian president Vladimir Putin during a speech in June.
“In the course of the special military operation, it became clear that many things were missing,” he declared. “High precision ammunition, communications equipment, drones, etc… We have them, but unfortunately they are not enough.”
Source-www.infobae.com