Zaluzhnyi: "We beat the professionals and now we will defeat the 'amateurs'". Conscripts are unfamiliar with military systems and procedures. Also, they don't want to fight.
Telegram channels in the Federation, after the start of the Kyiv counter-offensive, are filled with warnings on how to defend the big cities. Especially on the border.
The action, claimed by Thraxman of Op Khanjar (IT Army of Ukraine), knocked out a factory in Crimea. Just a few days ago another attack, inside Russia.
Russian contractors look for specialized personnel for "the near abroad" ops. The PMC, out of the shadows, now advertises itself on web, social networks and billboards.