A Russian war blogger has publicly expressed deep frustration over the complete breakdown of coordination within the Russian army. In a rare and raw rant, the blogger revealed the dysfunction plaguing battlefield operations, describing the situation as “hopeless” and marred by arrogance, infighting and utter incompetence.
The blogger said the problem stems from a total lack of cooperation between units, claiming one military branch is actively undermining another. He compared this chaotic relationship to two sides of the same brain failing to communicate, where even basic battlefield survival becomes a gamble. According to the post, disorganisation is so severe that Russian soldiers sometimes face more danger from their fellow troops than from Ukrainian defenders.
The blogger added that in today’s Russian military, arrogance overrides operational efficiency. He warned that this disregard for unity leads to avoidable deaths, with troops left isolated and vulnerable due to non-existent lines of communication. He sarcastically stated that “the only connection between the right and left hand is through dodging your own side’s fire.”
This internal collapse comes as Ukrainian defenders continue to hold firm on the Pokrovsk front in eastern Ukraine. On this frontline, Russian forces recently attempted another advance. However, Ukrainian National Guard forces, particularly the Third Brigade Spartan unit, successfully repelled the assault. A Russian tank was destroyed in a massive fireball, with no survivors reported from the crew. The assault was described by eyewitnesses as uncoordinated and poorly executed.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian strikes continue to target key Russian military infrastructure. On 7 May, Ukrainian forces successfully struck the central workshop of the Bazalt Defence Plant in the Krasnoyarsk region near Moscow. This factory is vital to the Russian war machine, producing air bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds. The same day, another newly built weapons facility in Tver Oblast was also obliterated. Completed in March 2025, this plant had just begun operations to manufacture Pantsir S1 air defence systems, Buk-M3 combat modules, and Kornet anti tank guided missiles.
Despite battlefield failures, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues to push for Ukraine’s surrender. In a recent statement reported by The Times, he offered to resume talks in Istanbul — but only under conditions that include major Ukrainian territorial concessions and the removal of President Zelensky. European nations have roundly rejected these ultimatums. Both the European Union and United States have stated that any renewed Russian aggression would trigger additional economic sanctions, which were already agreed on in early May.
Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded with defiance, calling the EU’s language “unacceptable” and warning that no one should talk to Russia using such terms.
