Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Supervisory Board at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 28, 2015. Reuters/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
Bloomberg: Putin Imposes Blackout on Russian Special Operations Losses
President Vladimir Putin banned disclosing details of deaths among troops involved in special military operations after repeatedly denying allegations that Russian soldiers are fighting in Ukraine.
A presidential decree published on the Kremlin website on Thursday extended the list of state secrets to include information on losses incurred “in peacetime during special operations” as well as when the country is at war.
Russia denies U.S. and European Union accusations that it is sending troops and weapons to eastern Ukraine to support separatists in a more than yearlong conflict that has claimed more than 6,100 lives. At least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed in the fighting and as many as 10,000 may be in Ukraine, according to a report published on May 12 by opposition activists in Moscow.
WNU Editor: They are not going to be successful in enforcing this ban. Russian social media has been the main source for information on Russian Spec. Ops casualty rates (and injuries) in Ukraine .... everyone in Russia knows this .... and these restrictions are not going to stop that flow of information. As to what is my take on this entire issue .... as I have mentioned many times before (I am now feeling like a broken record) .... I am not surprised that Russian special ops are in Ukraine because everyone else (military/intelligence officers/observers/etc.) is now in that country. But as I said last year .... Moscow should come clean on their involvement .... and explain why .... Many Russian Soldiers Have Died (And Are Dying) In Ukraine. Unfortunately .... that is just not the Moscow way.
More News On The Russian Government Imposing A News 'Blackout' On Russian Special Operations Loses
Russia Classifies Military Casualties in Peacetime -- NYT/AP
Putin declares Russian troop deaths in peacetime a secret -- BBC
Putin classifies information on deaths of Russian troops on special missions -- Reuters
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