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25. Maybe they need to say to surrendering troops "Here's a gun, if you fight for us, you are Ukrainian"

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 09:03 AM

Feb 2022

I wonder if these surrendering forces are shown some compassion instead of what they know what's going to happen if Russia gets their hands on them, this might lengthen the war to the point where Russia gets exhausted one way or another, and it might have other effects as well.

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Ukraine defeats a Russian column in Kherson region [View all] blue-wave Feb 2022 OP

Excellent! Hope that this continues Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #1

Kicking for visability SheltieLover Feb 2022 #2

K & R . . . Lovie777 Feb 2022 #3

A Ukraine victory gab13by13 Feb 2022 #4

I wondered just how many well trained highly motivated troops Putin has. I keep hearing brewens Feb 2022 #5

Large force, but not a large WELL TRAINED force. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #7

Article about their training and experience keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #15

Thank you for that! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #32

Also BGBD Feb 2022 #35

There was one platoon that surrendered I believe, yesterday blue-wave Feb 2022 #8

Maybe they need to say to surrendering troops "Here's a gun, if you fight for us, you are Ukrainian" ck4829 Feb 2022 #25

About the size of Spain's NT anamnua Feb 2022 #12

A retired U.S. general on CNN yesterday made an interesting comparison OnlinePoker Feb 2022 #21

Yeah, modern armies have about that ratio... Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #33

I've read, think of Italy with nukes... GDP the same but pissing away $$$ on weapons..nt mitch96 Feb 2022 #29

I really hope UKR is giving us true reports. Unlike Russia. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #6

I have confirmed some of the reports but blue-wave Feb 2022 #9

That is great to hear. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #14

I don't think this is what Putin had in mind. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #10

He believed his own B.S. Generic Brad Feb 2022 #27

He must have ignored the intel from his own people. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #30

Or maybe his own people gave him the intel he wanted to hear. Igel Feb 2022 #31

Right, hard to tell what is going on. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #34

Here's the video: tblue37 Feb 2022 #43

Bullies people into speaking the party line. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #44

Hopefully, China takes note Polybius Feb 2022 #45

I am certain China is playing close attention now. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #46

K&R BlueWavePsych Feb 2022 #11

The longer the Ukrainians draw this out The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2022 #13

Remember the lone Russian armored vehicle that ran into a civilian car? gordianot Feb 2022 #16

There were a number of videos from different angles blue-wave Feb 2022 #18

Thanks for posting. It's amazing anyone survived. m Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #28

Think of it you are a 19 year old Russian soldier, alone, really cold, and lost in the woods. Your Botany Feb 2022 #17

It would be terrifying, wouldn't it? blue-wave Feb 2022 #19

They are running out of gas, food, and they don't know why they are there too. Botany Feb 2022 #22

These young Russian soldiers caught up in all this . . . peggysue2 Feb 2022 #37

I don't know how much of what I read or hear is true but there are stories of Russian ... Botany Feb 2022 #38

I've read the same stories, Botany peggysue2 Feb 2022 #39

Ukrainian Woman Gives Sunflower Seeds To Russian Soldier So It Will Bloom After He Dies There Botany Feb 2022 #40

I caught that video earlier peggysue2 Feb 2022 #42

I hope Ukrainians take photos of the dead Russian soldiers and blast them into Russia. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #20

Weren't portable crematoria trucks part of Russia's entourage? tetedur Feb 2022 #23

The one thing they cannot cremate? peggysue2 Feb 2022 #41

TRUE !! Russia is reporting "bypassing" Kherson but it's a supply line path ! I don't know what uponit7771 Feb 2022 #24

Yeah, the Ukrainians are fighting very well blue-wave Feb 2022 #26

The military successes the Ukrainians have accomplished are stunning peggysue2 Feb 2022 #36

I understand armed Ukrainian grandmothers are patrolling the woods Brother Buzz Feb 2022 #47

If the Russian Army is anything at all like the old Soviet Army, Aristus Feb 2022 #48

The more this invasion costs Putin in blood and treasure BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #49

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Feb 2022 #50