In addition to significant military losses, there is demoralization of russian troops because of internal reasons. The SSU has many intercepted telephone calls, in which occupiers complain that they are not paid the promised money.

For example, in this conversation with his wife, the invader says that he does not believe the command’s promises to pay them for 2 spring months: ‘We should receive payment for March and by the 20th – for April. But I don’t believe this. Because the prosecutor’s office in our brigade in Budenovsk is already working on this money. Because they really don’t pay people.’

One of the reasons for such ‘austerity measures’ is the desire of russian military clerks to make some money on non-payment of salaries. After all, if the occupier dies, they can keep the money for themselves.

So, the invaders are increasingly often asking ‘What’s the point of us being here? Who are we fighting for? For no one at all! We are hell knows where!’

They should have looked for answers to these questions before invading Ukraine.