Reuters news agency quoted the head of British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Jeremy Fleming on March 30 as saying that according to the latest intelligence they have, many Russian soldiers in Ukraine have refused to carry out their orders. orders from their superiors, destroy equipment, and even accidentally shoot down their own planes.
Mr Fleming said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “much misjudged” the capabilities of the Russian armed forces, while underestimating the resistance of the Ukrainian people and the determination of the West.
“Putin has misjudged the situation,” Mr Fleming said in a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra. “We believe that Putin’s advisers did not dare to tell him the truth.”
Citing new intelligence, Mr Fleming said there was evidence that Russian troops were low on morale and poorly equipped.
“We’ve seen Russian soldiers – lacking in weapons and morale – refuse to carry out orders, sabotage equipment and even accidentally shoot down their own plane,” Mr Fleming said.
Reuters said that it is currently unable to independently confirm the GCHQ report. This is the organization that brings together communications from around the world to identify and disrupt threats to the UK – with close relationships with the US National Security Agency and with other agents. intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand within the framework of the intelligence alliance called “Five Eyes”.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that its armed forces are very professional and are carrying out missions in Ukraine with considerable success. Moscow also accused the West of spreading false information about this operation to bring Russia down.
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