Russia sends untrained cadets from St. Petersburg directly into combat zones
Photo: Almost all cadets were forcibly sent to war (Getty Images)
Russia sends cadets from the Military Academy of Communications in St. Petersburg to undergo "training" on the front lines, reports the ATESH partisan movement.
"An ATESH agent recorded a disturbing scene at the Military Academy of Communications at Suvorovsky Prospekt, 32, in St. Petersburg," the publication states.
Specifically, the academy's main building is empty. It is undergoing repairs, and security is maintained by an increased police patrol.
The movement's agent managed to access the entire territory and saw that the barracks and academic buildings were deserted. Even at the checkpoint, where cadets used to serve, no one is there now.
"The reason is simple — almost all cadets were forcibly sent to the so-called 'special military operation.' Officially, this is presented as 'training practice,' but in reality, young people are thrown into active combat units, often without proper preparation," ATESH writes.
The report adds that their agent at the headquarters of the Leningrad Military District confirmed the information about the mass deployment of cadets to combat operations.
"This is further proof of the severe personnel crisis in the Russian military," the movement concluded.
In August last year, the Telegram channel ATESH reported that Russia sent cadets from military schools to the Kherson region to gain combat experience.
At that time, it was reported that the number of cadets in the combat zone would increase. This is because Russia intends to make combat experience a mandatory requirement for graduates of military academies.
