The intercepted radio messages say that troops are declining to obey central command orders to shell Ukrainian towns and are complaining about running out of food and fuel supplies. The recordings are among around 24 hours of material obtained by intelligence company ShadowBreak since the attack on Ukraine started last week.
In one of the eavesdropped conversations, listened to by The Telegraph, a soldier reportedly sounds as though he is crying. In a different, a soldier is heard losing his temper when asking when food or fuel will arrive. He stated: “We've been here for three days! When the hell is it going to be ready?” A third message reveals a tense exchange in which the soldier has to remind a colleague speaking from a command center that they can’t use artillery on an area until civilians - who are labeled “the goods” - have left.
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ShadowBreak’s founder Samuel Cardillo, 26, told The Telegraph he had been sent the messages by amateurs listening in with antennas. He announced: “What we have found is that the Russian operatives are operating in complete disarray.” “They have no clue where they are going and how to really communicate with each other properly.”
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He continued: “There were periods where we heard them [Russian soldiers] crying in combat, a period where they were insulting each other – obviously not a sign of great morale.” Mr. Cardillo announced that some of the messages were “proof of war crimes” because they revealed orders to fire missiles into urban areas.
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Other video recordings are said to reveal Russian soldiers withdrawing back into Russia after becoming frustrated, while a text message sent by a soldier to his mother is claimed to have announced: “The only thing I want right now is to kill myself.”
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In a sign that morale may be poor, a senior U.S. defense official explained to the New York Times on Tuesday that some troops have “deliberately punched holes” in their vehicles’ petrol tanks in the hope of evading combat. Parts of the Russian military are still using analog “walkie-talkie” two-way radios, making them more vulnerable to interception. Ukrainian forces have had no trouble jamming Russian communications and interrupting them with the sound of their national anthem.
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Another recording obtained by ShadowBreak is said to reveal a soldier in tears, pleading with his command: “... it’s slow, it’s slow.” The communications reveal that soldiers were told they would meet little resistance upon entering Ukraine. Instead, Ukrainian forces are now on the ninth day of resistance to the Russian attack, and many videos show civilians confronting the invading troops and convoys.
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