
"Kremlin propaganda says Russian forces are steadily advancing, and that another wave of mobilization is unnecessary. But Russian soldiers on the ground are telling a very different story. While Margarita Simonyan praises Russia's progress on state television, troops complain about poor equipment, missing supplies, problems with pay, and a lack of proper rotation. Some soldiers say they are even spending their own money on body armor and basic equipment just to survive on the front line. In a new episode of Break The Fake, Sally Jastrzębska looks at the growing gap between Russia's propaganda and the reality faced by its soldiers, and what their complaints reveal about conditions inside the Russian military."
