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Russia: Military hardware moved across Crimea, Russia
UKRAINE (77WABC) — There are reports that Russian soldiers are surrendering to Ukrainian forces. The Pentagon reports some Russian soldiers taking part in the invasion of Ukraine are sabotaging military vehicles and surrendering in droves.
“Not all of them were apparently fully trained and prepared, or even aware that they were going to be sent into a combat operation,” a senior Defense Department official told The New York Post. “We have picked up independently, on our own, indications that morale is flagging in some of these units.”
The official says young Russian soldiers, with little appetite for warfare, are sabotaging their own gas tanks, laying down their weapons and surrendering. The Ukrainian Security Service has posted video clips online that purportedly show Russian prisoners of war claiming they thought they were merely taking part in military exercises before they wound up being part of the invasion force.
Approximately 80% of the 150,000 Russian troops stationed around Ukraine’s border have moved into Ukraine. Russia is attacking Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv with its largest air assault to date.
The war on Ukraine has also sent oil futures to $110 a barrel.
