In an alleged intercepted call, a Russian troop fighting in Ukraine said Russia was behind a sabotage act despite Putin claiming otherwise.
The soldier then indicated that his country's military authorities tried to downplay the amount of personnel they lost in the incident by saying only seven men were lost.Elsewhere in the call, the soldier said his unit had recently been transferred to Zaporizhia, a region of Ukraine where combat has intensified since Kyiv launched its ongoing counteroffensive in June.
Flooding in Afanasiyivka, Ukraine, on June 9, 2023, following damage at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. Russian President Putin said Kyiv's allies put Ukraine up to the attack, but a Russian soldier in an intercepted call said his country was behind it.
GUR frequently posts audio of what it says are intercepted communications involving Russia's forces. The calls typically serve as examples of low morale among Putin's forces in Ukraine. Last month, GUR shared audio of what is said was a Russian soldier describing an entire unit from his country's armed forces
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