Russian troops dumping fuel...

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[Withywindle]

1. Russia has mandatory conscription

Many of these soldiers are not volunteers. I try to keep that in mind. They are young men who don't want to be there either. I wouldn't be surprised to see more sabotage.

[Lovie777]

2. They really believed it was a peacekeeping mission?....

[LisaL]

9. Nobody cares what they believed.

They are ordered to do it. Most of them are not volunteers. All the men in Russia are expected to serve in armed forces once they turn 18.

[quakerboy]

10. A captive media is a problem

They wouldnt be the first to be fooled.

[Enter stage left]

3. It could be fear...it could be sympathy...it could be both.

Many of those soldiers (conscripts) have relatives in Ukraine (parents, siblings, cousins, aunts & uncles) and many of the conscripts have friends, college associates, facebook & twitter contacts that they have known (electronically) for months, or even years.

Putin has dug his own grave. I feel that within the next 2-4 days the invaders in Ukraine will surrender and ask for asylum.

[Skittles]

7. agreed

not sure what will happen but it doesn't sound like Putin has the mass support of the people for this endeavor

[blue-wave]

4. But if they dump fuel

they might need a tow, as in this links' tweet:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216407382

[roamer65]

5. I would so love to see Ukraine turn it around then go to Minsk.

Topple Lukashitko and then meet up with Baltic militaries at their borders.

[roamer65]

6. They are scared to die.

As they should be.

[lindysalsagal]

8. This is not surprising at all.

It's a metaphor for how the entire occupation will ultimately crumble, just like the USSR.