Coverage dated March 30, 2022

Russian Troops Sabotaging Their Own Equipment and Refusing Orders in Ukraine, UK Spy Chief Says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisors are scared to tell him what’s happening in Ukraine, the head of Britain’s intelligence agency has said.

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Sioux City Journal
UK spy chief says Russian soldiers disobey orders in Ukraine (opens Sioux City Journal)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Sioux City Journal's feed description
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Demoralized Russian soldiers in the Ukraine were refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft, a
The Times of Israel
UK spy chief: Russian soldiers disobeying orders, shot down own planes by mistake (opens The Times of Israel)
Published Mar 30, 2022
The Times of Israel's feed description
Head of GCHQ electronic spying agency says demoralized troops in Ukraine also sabotaging equipment, and Putin's advisers fear reporting truth of 'massively misjudged' invasion
The Week
UK spy chief: Russian soldiers are refusing to carry out orders in Ukraine (opens The Week)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Breaking Defense
Putin 'massively misjudged' Ukraine, Russian troops shoot down own planes: GCHQ head (opens Breaking Defense)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Breaking Defense's feed description
"We’ve seen Russian soldiers — short of weapons and morale — refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft," said Sir Jeremy Fleming.
Hot Air
UK spy chief: Russians have accidentally shot down own aircraft, refused to carry out orders (opens Hot Air)
Published Mar 30, 2022
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Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ, is set to use a rare public speech to say it increasingly looks like Russia’s President Vladimir Putin “has massively misjudged the situation” i...
NBC Los Angeles
Russian Troops Sabotaging Their Own Equipment and Refusing Orders in Ukraine, UK Spy Chief Says (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Mar 30, 2022
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisors are scared to tell him what’s happening in Ukraine, the head of Britain’s intelligence agency has said.
Insider
UK spy chief claims Russian soldiers accidentally shot down their own aircraft and are struggling with low morale (opens Insider)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Insider's feed description
The director claimed Putin's advisors are afraid to tell him the truth about "low morale, logistical failures and high Russian casualty numbers."
Breitbart News
UK Spy Chief Claims Russian Soldiers Now Refusing Orders in Ukraine (opens Breitbart News)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
Demoralized Russian soldiers iwere refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipmentt, a UK spy chief said on Thursday.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Russian soldiers in Ukraine sabotaged own equipment, U.K. spy chief says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published Mar 30, 2022
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
Russian soldiers short on morale and weapons have refused orders, sabotaged their own equipment and shot down one of their own aircraft, Britain's spy chief said Thursday, painting a picture
Newsweek
Russians "shooting down their own aircraft"—Spy chief on troops' low morale (opens Newsweek)
Published Mar 30, 2022
Newsweek's feed description
Britain's spy chief Jeremy Fleming said there's evidence Russian troops are "short of weapons and morale."

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