{"id":26555,"date":"2023-11-14T15:40:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=26555"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:40:34","slug":"russias-frontline-trenches-like-vegas-as-bored-troops-turn-to-class-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/russias-frontline-trenches-like-vegas-as-bored-troops-turn-to-class-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Russias frontline trenches like Vegas as bored troops turn to class As"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bored and disillusioned Russian troops are succumbing to rampant drugs and booze in ther hopeless 'Las Vegas-like' trenches on the fronlines of Putin's bloody war.<\/p>\n

The latest intelligence report by the British Ministry of Defence outlines that up to 15% of Putin's army in Ukraine are drugged up, and the likes of amphetamines and cannabis were allegedly easy to obtain among the troops. <\/p>\n

Russian language news outlet Vertska made the claim, which was verified on Monday (November 13) by the British Ministry of Defence. <\/p>\n

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"These reports are credible and follow numerous reports since the invasion of a high rate of disciplinary incidents, crimes and deaths related to alcohol abuse amongst the Russian force," the ministry wrote in its report, shared on X.<\/p>\n

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"Russian commanders likely frequently punish drug and alcohol abusers by posting them to Storm-Z assault detachments, which have effectively become penal units," the ministry continued. <\/p>\n

"One of the core drivers of poor Russian discipline and substance abuse likely remains the continued lack of opportunity for combat troops to rotate away from the front line."<\/p>\n

In Vertska's own research in October, they interviewed Russian soldiers, one of whom said his comrades turned to drugs "out of boredom." Another fighter said "it's like in Las Vegas."<\/p>\n

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We previously reported on the findings, which also claimed that there is even a secret code among those in the trenches hoping to acquire "gunpowder", shorthand for amphetamine, as well as "pinecones", which for those in occupied Ukrainian dugouts, means marijuana.<\/p>\n

Substances used by bored soldiers are delivered by unsuspecting messengers bringing equipment to the trenches. Deliveries of the drugs offers up a decent pay, with some runners bagging \u00a31,700 a month.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the conflict last February there have been claimed, and ample evidence, of Russian soldiers being inebriated whilst on duty.<\/p>\n

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