So, what happened in vuhledar . People back home wanted answers. Bbc eye looked into The Black Berets claims. Its difficult to interview soldiers or theirfamilies in russia. They face years in jail for discrediting the army. But online, theres a trail of evidence. Piecing together online testimonies, Death Records and battle footage, we found that the 155 did suffer heavy losses in vuhledar. We found reasons why these men died. Such kind of Breaching Operations are suicide. And we found out what happened to those caught up in the battle. Ramaz gorgadze was a stubborn young russian. His mother says he was born this way, an iron character with georgian roots. She says he was impossible to argue with. He grew up like any other young russian in a small village called yagodnoye, located in russias far east province. As a young teenager, he developed a passion for rap. Raps in russian he took this passion with him during his one Year National service. Raps. And became Popular Online for his
so, what happened in vuhledar? people back home wanted answers. bbc eye looked into the black berets claims. it s difficult to interview soldiers or theirfamilies in russia. they face years in jail for discrediting the army. but online, there s a trail of evidence. piecing together online testimonies, death records and battle footage, we found that the 155 did suffer heavy losses in vuhledar. we found reasons why these men died. such kind of breaching operations are suicide. and we found out what happened to those caught up in the battle. ramaz gorgadze was a stubborn young russian. his mother says he was born this way, an iron character with georgian roots. she says he was impossible to argue with. he grew up like any other young russian in a small village called yagodnoye, located in russia s far east province. as a young teenager, he developed a passion for rap. raps in russian he took this passion with him during his one year national service. raps ..and became popular o
for days, the battle raged on. gunfire and by 30 october, the russian ministry of defence announced that their troops had reached the southern outskirts of the village of pavlivka, a town just south of vuhledar. from the command post, this looked like a successful operation. russia was gaining ground in donbas. but on the battlefield, the black berets were not celebrating. they were caught in a deathtrap. testimonies like this one started to emerge online.
may have happened. they were missing critical equipment. on 11 october, weeks before the assault on vuhledar, governor kozhemyako said he would deliver reconnaissance devices to the 155. but on the ground the soldiers said they lacked equipment. we ve talked to a russian source with friends in the 155. the black berets turned to their families for help. on 30 october a group of mothers and wives of primorye soldiers sent a message on telegram collecting money to buy a