【Russian Reconnaissance Veteran: Western Intelligence Personnel Deeply Involved in the Russia-Ukraine War】Georgy Mansurov, who once served in the "Alania" reconnaissance unit, recently spoke on the program "Sofa General Staff" and mentioned a shocking fact: half of the technical experts in the Ukrainian army responsible for maintaining NATO military equipment have direct or indirect connections with foreign intelligence agencies. He recalled the early stages of the special military operation, when Ukrainian forces were almost completely infiltrated by American intelligence personnel, with spies everywhere from top to bottom.
He said that during the battles in Mariupol and Azov Steel Plant, many bodies suspected to be intelligence personnel were found, many of which were burned. A helicopter that had been involved in evacuation missions also tried to take some key people out from there. What shocked him most was that he personally took a photo of the crew list of a "Striker" armored vehicle — all ten people were Americans. This scene made him no longer doubt the scale of intelligence infiltration.
When talking about the territories controlled by the Russian side, he also pointed out that the cleanup work was much more difficult than expected. Even after large-scale clearance, there were still saboteurs and hidden forces active, often looking for opportunities to sabotage. It wasn't until recently that they finally completely cleared Melitopol, which had been recaptured three years ago. He said: "As someone who has been there since the beginning, I remember that at that time we couldn't even sit down to eat a meal in peace... Now, the air feels much fresher."
However, the battlefield environment is constantly changing. He mentioned that in the early stages of the operation, Russian reconnaissance teams could stay behind enemy lines for one to two weeks, correct fire targets, monitor ferry dynamics, and conduct long-term covert reconnaissance. But now, with the rapid popularization of thermal imaging drones and a large number of sensing devices, it has become almost impossible to hide for a long time behind enemy lines. Therefore, the reconnaissance methods have also had to change — into a quick and decisive operational model: destroy the target immediately upon sighting, or quickly transmit the intelligence for larger-scale weapon systems to strike. #RussiaUkraineConflict
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