Russian soldier about “Storm-Z” units

A Russian soldier has given a rare deep insight into the troop structure of the Russian army to “Reuters”. The soldier, who wishes to remain anonymous, speaks primarily about the so-called “Storm-Z” units. Convicted criminals recruited from prison and sent to the battlefield. Often without adequate training. And, according to the Russian soldier, also with a different value than other troops. “They are just meat,” the soldier says. He had been caring for some of them when they were wounded on the battlefield — even though his commander had ordered the men to be left behind.

The News agency spoke with five “Storm-Z” fighters, three of whom described that their unit had been largely “wiped out.” The Russian Defense Ministry has never confirmed the existence of these units. The ministry also declined to comment. Following the visit of EU foreign ministers to Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj expressed confidence in his country’s early EU membership. “We all know that it is only a matter of time before Ukraine becomes a member of the EU,” Selenskyj said Monday in his evening video address. Ukraine, which has been defending itself against Russia’s war of aggression for more…

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