Russian Military Rebelled After Ukrainian Forces Got To Dnipro Left Bank In Krynki

The occupiers from Storm Z refused to storm the Ukrainian bridgehead.

Ukrainian defenders continue the counteroffensive on the left bank of Kherson. The Russian occupiers are afraid of the onslaught of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and refuse to storm their positions.

OBOZ.UA learned about this from its sources. “The Storm-Z troops refuse to go on an assault near the village of Krynki,” the insider noted.

It is noted that the reason for this is a critical moral and psychological situation in the troops. In particular, the occupiers conflict with each other, use drugs and alcohol, and infights are regular among them. The unit just refuses to carry out most orders.

In addition, they have serious staffing problems. The command of the occupiers is trying to solve it at the expense of the 24th and 26th regiments, transferring another “cannon fodder” there, but they are unable to significantly improve the situation.

Let us recall that the Storm-Z is a penal battalion. Russia created it in April 2023 on the model of the Wagner PMC after the conflict between the Russian MoD and the head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Such detachments are usually used in the most vulnerable sectors of the front, where they suffer heavy losses. Since the Storm-Z fighters do not officially exist, they do not have certificates or service contracts. The Storm-Z is also compared to the penal battalions that existed in the Red Army during World War II.