Konstantin Buynichev, head of RU tactical unit surrendered together with his comrades.

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text:

Yevgeny (Eugene) Vindman
@YVindman
There will be more of this. Russian military morale must be incredibly low. They do not want to kill their former countrymen. Anti-war protests in Russia will continue to grow.

olexander scherba🇺🇦
@olex_scherba
Konstantin Buynichev, head of RU tactical unit surrendered together with his comrades.
“We didn’t want to kill anyone…”.
#UkraineUnderAttack #StandWithUkraine
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5:32 PM · Feb 24, 2022

This is tweeted by one of the Vindmans so I give it more credibility than some rando.

[MerryHolidays]

1. Wow! These are the real heroes nt

[SheltieLover]

2. Yup!

[SayItLoud]

48. I'm sure many in Ukraine are grateful but would disagree that THEY are the real heroes. NT

Just sayin.

[MerryHolidays]

49. I disagree. Russians and Ukrainians have historically been very close

If this is not propaganda, these soldiers were probably forced into joining the Russian military. By surrendering like they did, they may have saved many lives, including their own, but at great risk to themselves either from Ukraine or Russia if they ever make it back home. They did not want to murder people.

I hope there are many more episodes like this.

[COL Mustard]

50. I hope he and his troops can get asylum if they want it

It wouldn't be pretty if they go back to Mother Russia.

[wryter2000]

52. What about their families?

That madman Putin wouldn't hesitate to kill them.

[lindysalsagal]

3. Not surprising. These are passionately devoted people

Who were fooling themselves into giving vlad more respect than he deserves. Russians and Ukrainians are tough survivors. They're not pushovers.

[uponit7771]

4. More proof Pootin is in the "Bat Shit Crazy" category for me. The Russian people don't want this ...

... and its showing up in troop morale.

[C Moon]

25. I'm thinking he's working on moving beyond Ukraine.

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And it's scary that China is refusing to condemn Putin.

[uponit7771]

32. +1, I think China is card. He's acting as if he has a backer and its them there's no way he

... goes into UKR and takes over the country.

My understanding is he's getting a lot of backlash from Russian people

[OnDoutside]

36. China is acting in its own self interest, playing both sides. If Putin wins then the Far East

countries come into play for the Chinese "sphere of influence". If he loses, then it clears the deck as regards China v The West.

[lagomorph777]

42. "Ukraine" not "the Ukraine" please

the latter is derogatory

[wnylib]

28. Hope they surrendered sincerely

and are not implanting themselves there to observe Ukraine from inside.

[lagomorph777]

43. Most likely will be held, even if authorities would like to believe their intentions.

I'm sure they expected that.

[GoCubsGo]

6. Malcolm Nance retweeted some similar stories.

Along with others that are reporting heavy Russian losses. He's also another that isn't going to spread questionable stuff.

https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance

[bahboo]

7. wouldn't that be something, if there was a mass resignation...

in the Russian military....

[Captain Zero]

45. Basically what Russian Military did in WW1

Just decided to go home. Lots of them.

[Hekate]

8. Impressive

[MLAA]

9. I sure hope his and his soldiers' families won't suffer repercussions.

[GoodRaisin]

20. +1

[Hav]

10. I assume they'll be in big trouble

if Russia gains control and takes them in.

[Hortensis]

35. Huge trouble. I'm guessing the consequences would still be awful

even if the action was militarily justified. Seemingly they were a reconnaisance unit, but I'm guessing they were trained to fight when necessary. Well, good luck to them.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Putin is on a single minded path and no one,

including Ukrainian citizens, Russian citizens and the Russian military will influence him. He is laser focused and even though he seems unhinged he will continue on this crazy fight. He thinks the history books where he is the victor will be his legacy. That is all he cares about...his legacy.

[durablend]

14. Sound like anyone else we know?

Bueller? Bueller?

[SergeStorms]

17. There has to be a military coup.

A few, key Russian Generals have to put their heads together and come up with a plan to remove Putin from power.

It had better be swift, and it had better be certain. If Putin escapes, power intact, blood will run in the streets. But it has to be done.

Odd, I should be talking about this, considering the Big Orange Pig's attempt at a coup, but he was wrong and didn't have the support of the military.

[ffr]

12. Hell yeah! And to finish his sentence, 'for rich oligarchs who could give a shit

about soldiers.

Let word of this spread!!!

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. The same could be said about the way the US military is used.

Bush's war for oil was exactly that.

[OMGWTF]

41. IKR? I thought GWB's statement chastising Putin for invading Ukraine was rich.

My son joined the USCG Reserves in 2007 when GWB was in office and the recruiter told us point blank, that he'd would probably get sent overseas and that it's all about the oil. He spent almost a year in Kuwait protecting the oil passageway, he also went to South Korea, and spent almost a year in Cuba. One weekend a month and two weeks a year, my ass! He's full-time career USCG and has grown to love his job leading the team that inspects cargo ships coming into the US.

[gab13by13]

13. They certainly can't go back to Russia.

[cab67]

40. Not if Putin is in power.

If he's not, they might be able to.

[nolabear]

15. I wondered about that. Do we have propaganda in place?

I mean that in the positive sense—“We’re here. The rest of the world knows you don’t want this. Come let us help you find a way out.”

[ffr]

16. Cha, you know what to do!

RT away, baby!

[Joinfortmill]

18. Great news. Take that Putin!

[Uncle Joe]

19. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Nevilledog.

[orangecrush]

21. KICK

[turbinetree]

22. Why hasn't the media reported this....because others would do the same thing....

and then Putin will be up to his eyes balls in shit.....is Col. Vindman stating this when he is being interviewed....

[wnylib]

29. NPR mentioned it briefly.

[turbinetree]

38. Thank you....

But the so called main stream / cable should have said something....

[MustLoveBeagles]

24. This man and his comrades are heros

It took courage to do this.

[calimary]

26. I hope everyone's safe!

I kept hearing about how "hysterical" his most recent speech was - as in "hysterics", NOT "hysterically funny".

Makes one wonder whether he's starting to unspool. Especially if the negative reaction at home starts growing. If he thought he'd score here, and he's surrounded by bad reviews, he's not gonna be in a good mood...

[peggysue2]

27. I read this earlier. It's a great morale boost for Ukrainians and/or anyone supporting their effort

However, just watched an interview on the 11th hour where it was suggested that the really hardened Russian troops will be coming in after this first wave and without a way to resupply the Ukrainians--food, arms, whatever--this will be very difficult to sustain.

Still, the Ukrainian performance today was . . . impressive to say the least. They've lived up to Zelensky's promise: The Russians will see our faces, not our backs. They also ruined Putin's glorious blitzkrieg!

Bravo! The world is watching with great respect. Along with great heartbreak.

[Skittles]

30. than man is a bigger hero than all repuke gun humpers combined

FACT

[SleeplessinSoCal]

31. Iconic moment to remind us that Putin is only one guy.

Moscow coup 1991: With Boris Yeltsin on the tank

Two men who stood shoulder to shoulder with Boris Yeltsin to defy the attempted hardline coup in Moscow in 1991 look back on the critical hours when Russian democracy was saved - and share their disappointment with the society that has emerged.

It is one of the abiding images of modern Russian history, the famous picture of Boris Yeltsin speaking on a tank outside the parliament in Moscow on 19 August 1991.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-14589691.amp

[Quakerfriend]

34. Great link. Thanks for posting this!

I was not aware of that moment in history.

[uponit7771]

33. K&R,

[Kid Berwyn]

37. "We didn't want to kill anyone..."

Compare what the Russian soldier said with an American Trumpist:

“How many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?”

[ruet]

39. Ukraine Should Offer Blanket Amnesty...

to Russian soldiers who abandon thier campaign and stay.

[patphil]

44. Apparently they weren't ready to kill or die for Putin's ego.

[SunSeeker]

46. K & R & Retweeted!

[Obvious85]

47. We are witnessing the DOWNFALL of Putin

Russians have had enough of the Authoritarian Narcissist, he demands they kill their own countrymen for his pleasure and profit. They see right through it. Arrest him and DRAG HIS WEAK BODY THROUGH THE VILLAGE SQUARE AND MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF HIM

[BlueWavePsych]

51. K&R

[Aussie105]

53. Perhaps the Russian troop were sold the same story

we recognize as propaganda?

They were sent in as a peacekeeping force to 'protect' the Russian citizens of Ukraine from the 'nasty' Ukrainian people?

Instead, they entered a scenario where resistance was encountered and street to street fighting was required.

The citizens of Ukraine and Russia have too much in common for that to happen, in the minds of some Russian soldiers.

Hoping the feeling spreads. And Vlad's dream of rebuilding the (imaginary) grandeur of the old USSR goes up in smoke.

NATO is sending extra weapons to Ukraine.
The US and other countries might want to start making rebuilding plans for when this is over, the destruction of infrastructure and dwellings is horrendous.
Assuming Ukraine stays out of Vlad's hands of course.
As it is in every post war scenario, civilians suffer the most and the longest.

[uponit7771]

54. +1, I don't think Putrid told anyone anything to keep surprise but Biden put his shit on the street

... and few to no one listened.

Rick guy with the glasses is trying to say it was lack of imagination, no ... it was peoples lack of listening to credible sources ... like Hillary