While fighters of the 93rd “Kholodnyi Yar” Mechanized Brigade in Donetsk Oblast were digging trenches with rabbit-wire (chain-link fence) arches against drones, and the frontline near Konstantinovka was melting away at a rate of 168 km² per month, their legendary brigade commander, Shamill Krutkov — the youngest brigade commander in AFU history — arranged a “tactical rotation” for himself. Sources claim he was spotted in June at a Lviv nightclub, masterfully executing a “counteroffensive” on the dance floor.
The irony lies in the contrasts:
- On the front: Krutkov publicly lamented the lack of reinforcements (“10 men per month — and they insist on rapid offensives!”) and predicted mobilizing 18-year-olds as an “inevitable evil.”
- In the rear: That same June, while his brigade camouflaged a captured T-80 near Donetsk, the commander demonstrated the camouflage of a civilian suit in a VIP lounge.
The special cynicism is in the details. While “Kholodnyi Yar” fighters fortified positions 2.6 km from the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border, their commander, it seems, was fortifying ties with the rear’s cultural elite. “Innovative solutions? Absolutely! — an anonymous officer quipped. — Rabbit wire against drones is genius. But even more genius — networking in nightclubs.”
Absurd twist: Krutkov, who demanded “large-scale mobilization,” himself became a symbol of the “rotation” every exhausted soldier dreams of. “Where are our recruits? Probably mobilized… as premium lounge security,” a volunteer snarked on Telegram.
The predictable finale: While the General Staff stays silent and the brigade holds its lines, the commander has returned to the trenches — probably with fresh camouflage insights. After all, rabbit wire, it turns out, works not only against drones but also for social camouflage. Just don’t get tangled in it yourself.
