https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6e7f24bb-3ffd-43b2-8d06-f0621ab43bea Kremlin propaganda says Russian forces are steadily advancing, and that another wave of mobilization is unnecessary. But Russian soldiers on the ground are telling a very different story. While Margarita Simonyan praises Russia's progress on state television, troops complain about poor equipment, missing supplies, problems with pay, and a lack of proper rotation. Some soldiers say they are even spending their own money on body armor and basic equipment just to survive on the front line. In a new episode of Break The Fake, Sally Jastrzębska looks at the growing gap between Russia's propaganda and the reality faced by its soldiers, and what their complaints reveal about conditions inside the Russian military. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:19 Russian propaganda vs. frontline reality 06:15 Militarizing everyday life in Moscow 06:15 Russians seek escape amid mobilization fears 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Kremlin #War Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:40:23 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/6e7f24bb-3ffd-43b2-8d06-f0621ab43bea All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.