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9. Nobody cares what they believed.

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:43 AM

Feb 2022

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.

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Russian troops dumping fuel... [View all] pbmus Feb 2022 OP

Russia has mandatory conscription Withywindle Feb 2022 #1

They really believed it was a peacekeeping mission?.... Lovie777 Feb 2022 #2

Nobody cares what they believed. LisaL Feb 2022 #9

A captive media is a problem quakerboy Mar 2022 #10

It could be fear...it could be sympathy...it could be both. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #3

agreed Skittles Feb 2022 #7

But if they dump fuel blue-wave Feb 2022 #4

I would so love to see Ukraine turn it around then go to Minsk. roamer65 Feb 2022 #5

They are scared to die. roamer65 Feb 2022 #6

This is not surprising at all. lindysalsagal Feb 2022 #8