A senior Russian parliamentarian called on the military on Wednesday to “stop lying” about its defeats in Ukraine, as troops in Moscow withdraw on several fronts.
“People know. Our people are not stupid. And they see that we do not want to tell them even a part of the truth. This can lead to a loss of credibility,” said Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Duma Defense Committee. , the lower house of the Russian parliament and a former military commander.
Speaking on Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov’s Telegram channel, Andrei Kartapolov called on the military to “stop lying.”
“The enemy is in our lands”
“The enemy is in our land. All border towns in the Belgorod region are practically destroyed, ”he continued, as shootings increased in this region located on the Russian-Ukrainian border. “We find out (the news) from anyone, from the governors, from the war correspondents. But the reports from the Department of Defense do not change,” he added.
Ukrainian forces have claimed new territorial gains in the east and south in recent days, where Moscow’s troops are fighting after losing most of the Kharkiv region in the northeast.
The Russian Defense Ministry rarely acknowledges setbacks to its troops, content to publish a daily report listing the heavy losses it claims to inflict on its adversary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who last week annexed four Ukrainian regions, told him on Monday that he hoped the military situation would “stabilise” in Ukraine.
Source: BFM TV
