Just one in 10 Russian troopers is prepared to combat Vladimir Putin's conflict in opposition to Ukraine, in line with an intercepted cellphone name launched Tuesday by Ukraine's intelligence company.

The vast majority of Russian troops are refusing to participate in direct fight with Ukrainian troopers, the Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) has alleged.

"Russian invaders are so afraid of the [Ukraine] armed forces that just one in 10 is prepared for a direct confrontation with Ukrainian troopers," the SBU wrote on its Telegram channel. "That is evidenced by a brand new phone dialog between the occupiers, which was intercepted by the SBU."

The SBU mentioned it intercepted a dialog between a member of the Russian navy and his spouse.

"Somebody gave up on us, rattling it. Thirty individuals from the entire battalion went into battle," the SBU quoted a Russian soldier as telling his spouse. "...solely thirty individuals from the entire battalion. Thirty! Are you able to think about?"

In keeping with Ukraine's intelligence company, every battalion sometimes has between 300 to 900 servicemen, relying on the kind of troops.

"This explains why the Russian occupiers are attempting to not assault instantly, however are attacking Ukrainian settlements from afar," the SBU wrote.

Russian serviceman in Mariupol
A Russian serviceman stands guard on the destroyed a part of the Ilyich Iron and Metal Works in Ukraine's port metropolis of Mariupol on Might 18, 2022, amid the continued Russian navy motion in Ukraine. The vast majority of Russian troops are refusing to participate in direct fight with Ukrainian troopers, the Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) has alleged. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Photographs

Earlier, the SBU launched what it claimed to be intercepted cellphone conversations that confirmed Russian troops making an attempt to prepare faux marriages in an effort to flee Putin's conflict in Ukraine, which started greater than 100 days in the past.

"The Russian occupiers are attempting to make sham marriages to flee the conflict," Ukraine's intelligence company wrote on Fb on June 7. "That is evidenced by phone conversations of Russian invaders, which have been intercepted by the SBU."

The SBU alleged that a Russian soldier described throughout the cellphone name how he requested his buddy to "go to the registry workplace and file a wedding proposal," in an effort to keep away from preventing Putin's conflict in Ukraine.

"Because of the vital variety of defectors within the military of racists, management was considerably strengthened. So now they'll return dwelling solely in three circumstances: harm, demise of the occupier or a detailed relative," Ukraine's intelligence company added. "The choice with a fictitious marriage, irrespective of how unique it was, didn't work for the troopers."

The SBU additionally beforehand launched a textual content message trade between two Russian troopers that purportedly confirmed Russian troops being pressured to eat canines due to ration shortages.

There have been a number of studies of meals shortages and low morale amongst Russian troopers since Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24.

Newsweek was unable to independently confirm the SBU's claims. Russia's International Ministry didn't return a request for remark earlier than publication.