Russian soldiers ‘drinking from puddles’ as army fails to feed troops

One of the Russian soldiers claimed that the Russian Government had not been paying them as much as they had promised and described only being given food every three days. He claimed he and fellow conscripts had resorted to “drinking water from puddles” in Ukraine as they were left without appropriate supplies. Reports have been emerging for weeks of the poor conditions Vladimir Putin’s troops have been forced to fight in, with some claiming that soldiers were not being given the necessary military clothing, helmets and weapons. The Russian man asked his friend: “How’s it going, are you alright there?”The Russian soldier said: “Alright, taking in an encirclement, f****ng…”The friend asked: “Who is closing the encirclement? You or them?”The soldier said: “Them, f**k half the people f***ed off to villages and such, can you imagine? 50,60 people left but they say 150 (gunshots) can you hear this?”As the conscript spoke, gunfire could be heard going off in the background, with the friend asking: “F**k is that shooting?”The Russian soldier explained: “Yeah, haha. Here the helicopters are operating, you know how many corpses are here? We’re sick of getting them out.”The Russian man asked: “Are they giving you food at least?”JUST IN: Bank of England predicted to announce biggest interest rise in 33 years Russian soldier (Image: Getty) Russian armoured vehicle destroyed (Image: Getty)The soldier explained: “F*cking every three days, we’re drinking water from the puddles.””We’re collecting rainwater from, and Putin was saying the mobilised will be paid 190,000.”But the boys are getting 2-4000 don’t their cards, can you imagine?””F**k fighting like that for 4,000 I’d rather o and beat the f*ck out of the commissar, s**t in his mouth.”READ MORE: Albania PM tells UK to provide visas to his young people to fix crippling migrant crisisPutin has been trying to bolster his army in Ukraine and called for up to 300,000 Russian men to join the battle.Verified accounts suggest Russia has lost over 5,000 troops since the beginning of the onslaught in Ukraine but the number could be far greater.There have been ongoing reports of the poor treatment of Russian soldiers at the hands of Russian senior military generals.Britians Ministery of Defence discussed some new reports which found that Russia had failed to equip its new conscripts with necessary weapons and clothing.DON’T MISS: Putin humiliated as Russian troop salaries set to ‘bankrupt Kremlin'[INSIGHT]Matt Hancock set to be ‘one of best paid stars’ on I’m A Celeb as he jets off to Australia [REVEAL]Putin humiliated as US jet draws ‘sky penis’ to mock Russian base on the Mediterranean [SPOTLIGHT] Russian conscripts (Image: Getty)The MoD tweeted: “Russia has deployed several thousand newly mobilised reservists to the front line in Ukraine since mid-October. In many cases, they are poorly equipped.”In September, Russian officers were concerned that some recently mobilised reservists were arriving in Ukraine without weapons.”Open source images suggest that those rifles which have been issued to mobilised reservists are typically AKMs, a weapon first introduced in 1959. Many are likely in barely usable condition following poor storage.”AKM fires 7.62mm ammunition while Russia’s regular combat units are mostly armed with 5.45mm AK-74M or AK-12 rifles.”The integration of reservists with contract soldiers and combat veterans in Ukraine will mean Russian logisticians will have to push two types of small arms ammunition to front line positions, rather than one.”This will likely further complicate Russia’s already strained logistics systems.”READ NEXTHeartbroken family’s plea after beloved dog dies from heart attack during Bonfire nightUK weather: Strong winds and rain cause travel chaos as Met Office issues yellow warningRussian conscripts resort to ‘playing dead’ on frontline amid poor training and no weaponsRussian nuclear strike plans discussed by Kremlin leaders leaves West on state of alertErdogan plays mediator and stresses the importance of Ukrainian grain import deal