"The civilian population is 10%": Russian oppositionist Ponomarev visited Bakhmut (photo)

According to him, in this area, on the hot line of the front, the fighters fight against the Wagner group. "Continuous shelling, artillery on both sides. We were aircraft on the side near us," Ponomarev wrote. He reported that after the declaration of Russian President Vladimir Putin mobilization in the Russian Federation, the losses of the Russian army have increased greatly and have a "catastrophic character".

The command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped protecting people and now throwing them in battle without support. Wagner band also changed. Previously, these were the most professional fighters, now it looks like a "penalty". "They are terrible frostbite, because there are barriers behind. But no longer professionalism," Ponomarev wrote. In addition, the oppositionist wrote about what was happening to the Legion of Freedom of Russia.

So now there are several autonomous groups on the front of about 50-60 people. It's a battalion. The second battalion is currently undergoing preparation. According to Ponomarev, there are those who moved to the side of Ukraine in the Legion, those who came to Ukraine before the start of a full -scale invasion, as well as political activists. At the same time, according to the oppositionist, there are about 4,000 Russians in the Armed Forces against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Ponomarev stated that the Armed Forces want to destroy the enemy as much as possible, since Bakhmut has no military importance. There will be no defense forces for this area. "It is said that the quality parts in the Armed Forces are almost gone. The most competent and capable are now called" corps of the people's police of the republics " - despite the fact that their Russian command saves even less," Ponomarev wrote.

Ponomaryov also wrote that the advantage in the artillery, which had the Russian army in the first months of the war, is now irrelevant. "If in April ten Russian shots were one Ukrainian shot, now the ratio can be compared. At the same time, the accuracy of Ukrainians is much higher," Ponomarev said. According to him, the Russian industry cannot produce enough shells, and they use old ammunition, which one of three flews but does not explode.

"The civilian population in Bakhmut and the surrounding towns remained a percent of 10 from the pre -war level. And as the front of the clogged houses approaches," Ponomarev wrote. He also posted his photo in a unloading vest. Earlier, Focus wrote that Microsoft reported that Russia was strengthened by its cyberattacks in Ukraine. Microsoft stated that Russia will seek to use cracks in the national support of Ukraine to disrupt the supply of humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine.