'A Shovel is your Best Friend,' Advice to Mobilised Russians Provides Battlefield Insights

摘要

The article, published by Komsomol-skaya Pravda on 28 September 2022 was written by Alexander Kots. Kots is a former Russian soldier who served during the 1990s, he has been reporting on the Ukraine war, and has previously reported from Syria. Kots is also a well-known advocate for the Kremlin and is quick to repeat and amplify the Kremlin's propaganda. For that reason, many of his articles on the war in Ukraine should be treated with caution, however his article providing advice to mobilised Russians is supported by other evidence emerging from the war.