The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is increasingly refusing to participate in the fighting near Marinka - the General Staff

The reasons for the mass refusals of Russian servicemen of the Armed Forces Command consider great losses among personnel, poor provision of ammunition, as well as coercion to assault actions without artillery support. In the Mariinka area, cases of collective refusal of the invaders to participate in hostilities have increased. This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces on April 29.

"In the area of ​​Marinka in the units of the Russian occupation troops, cases of collective refusal of participation in hostilities have increased. The main factors that influence it are high losses in living power, untimely provision of the occupiers of ammunition, lack protection and coercion of military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to conduct assault actions without the support of heavy equipment and artillery, ”the message reads.

In addition, the General Staff states that Russian invaders were strengthened by police and counterintelligence in the temporarily occupied territory On April 26, the Russians increased the number of patrols, and on the roads of local importance the police officers of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, who selectively check the mobile phones and passports of civilians. But Avdiivka continues positional battles.