A threat of rebellion against Russian President Vladimir Putin has\nemerged from within the Russian military. Former Russian volunteer\nbattalion commander Alexander Lunin issued an ultimatum to the Kremlin,\nwarning that soldiers could turn their weapons on the Kremlin if Putin\nrefuses to hear the \u2018truth\u2019 about the conditions of the war in\nUkraine.<\/p>\n
The warning was delivered by Lunin in a video uploaded to Instagram\nwhich quickly went viral. In the video, Lunin claimed to be conveying a\nmessage from a number of military officials and members of the Russian\nsecurity services whose identities were not disclosed. According to him,\nthey are demanding that Putin agree to a direct meeting broadcast to the\npublic so that the Russian people can learn the true conditions on the\nbattlefield.<\/p>\n
\u2018If in the near future I do not come to the Kremlin and speak next to\nyou, the army will turn its weapons on the Kremlin,\u2019 Lunin said.<\/p>\n
Lunin claimed that military officials are weary of the ongoing war\nand believe many soldiers are being forced into missions that result in\ndeath. \u2018They are tortured and face death,\u2019 he said. He warned that\ndissatisfaction within the military could escalate into a mutiny if\ntheir demands continue to be ignored.<\/p>\n
The Russia-Ukraine war, which has lasted more than four years, has\nbecome one of the longest and most resource-draining conflicts for\nMoscow since the end of the Cold War. The Kremlin\u2019s hope for a quick\nvictory at the start of the invasion has turned into a protracted war\nthat forces thousands of soldiers into repeated deployments on the front\nlines.<\/p>\n
Extended troop rotations are cited as a factor affecting the\npsychological condition of soldiers. Some personnel must serve for\nmonths in high-intensity combat zones, while the need to continuously\nhold the front line means the process of replacing troops does not\nalways run as planned. This situation has increased physical and mental\nexhaustion among military personnel.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the prolonged war has resulted in a massive number of\ncasualties and injuries on both sides. Although Russia does not\nroutinely release official data on its casualties, various Western\nmonitoring bodies and intelligence agencies estimate the conflict has\ncaused significant personnel losses. Moscow does not acknowledge most of\nthese estimates.<\/p>\n
Amid this situation, complaints have also surfaced regarding combat\nequipment, logistics, and command patterns on the battlefield. Several\nreports from Russian military bloggers and independent media have\nrepeatedly revealed criticism of the decision-making process, including\nallegations that some soldiers are forced to carry out operations deemed\nto have very high risk. However, these claims are difficult to verify\nindependently due to strict information restrictions during the war.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/russian-commander-threatens-mutiny-against-putin-soldiers-will-turn-guns-on-kremlin-1782521461", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }