'It was very different from what I saw on TV. Parallel reality.'
, captured Russian POWs painted a grim picture of what it's like on the front lines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — and put bluntly, it sounds like absolute chaos.CNNAnother POW, who went by Slava, toldthat commanders were known to get high on a stock of painkillers before giving orders to frontline soldiers.
According to Slava, these commanders sent Russian soldiers into mortar fire and gave "nonsensical orders" while under the influence. "We had no morale," Slava, who was recruited from a Russian prison and promised his freedom if he agreed to fight, toldIf confirmed, it's a grim peek into a disorganized Russian front that lacks soldier morale and proper leadership as the invasion wages on. And sadly, as it stands, there's still no end in sight.There are some notable reasons why we should take these accounts with a grain of salt.admitted that the accounts couldn't be independently verified.
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