Russian Military Deliberately Damaging Equipment to Avoid Frontline Deployment in the Konstantinivka Direction
A troubling trend has emerged in the Konstantinivka direction of the Donetsk region, where Russian military personnel are reportedly intentionally damaging their equipment to evade deployment to the front lines.
In the Konstantinivka direction of the Donetsk region, a disturbing trend has been observed: Russian military personnel are deliberately damaging their equipment to avoid being sent to the front lines. This information was disclosed on Saturday, April 4, by representatives of the Ukrainian movement ATEŞ.
According to data obtained from an agent working within one of the units of the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment, this practice has become quite common among the troops. The military employs various methods to incapacitate their equipment, including intentional damage to engines, draining technical fluids, and sabotaging electrical wiring and fuel systems. Such 'damages' are particularly frequent just before rotations or combat sorties.
“People do not want to go there. Those who can break things do so. It makes no sense for the commanders to blow up a scandal because they understand where they are being pushed,” noted a source who provided information to ATEŞ.
ATEŞ also emphasized that the fear of the front lines among military personnel is so great that it outweighs the risk of punishment. This leads to equipment that should be in use simply sitting idle.
“Units are sabotaging their own combat readiness — and this is no longer an isolated case but a systemic issue in the Konstantinivka direction,” highlighted representatives of the partisan movement.
Interestingly, on March 14, it was reported that Russian occupiers, having suffered significant losses at the front, began withdrawing equipment from frontline cities deeper into the rear of the Luhansk region, particularly to Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. According to ATEŞ, this is linked to effective strikes by Ukrainian forces against equipment and its destruction on the front lines.
Thus, the situation in the Konstantinivka direction indicates serious problems within the ranks of the Russian military, which is attempting to avoid participation in combat by resorting to the sabotage of its own equipment. This may also indicate growing demoralization among the personnel, which, in turn, could negatively impact the overall combat capability of Russian units.
Tags: ATEŞ movement, Russia's War Against Ukraine, Konstantinivka, Donetsk Region, Russian Military