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In reply to the discussion: JUST IN: UK military intelligence says so many Russian troops are dying by the Ukrainian resistance [View all]capechacon
(91 posts)39. 'Glad the 'Ukes are doing so well, but it's also.....
worth remembering that many (most?) of those dead Russian soldiers would almost surely never have chosen to be in Ukraine and likely wanted nothing more than to live a quiet, enjoyable life in their home country.
The image last week of a slight, captured 18-19 yr old Russian prisoner crying his eyes out as he sat under guard was haunting. A true tragedy on both sides generated by a single autocratic nut case who should rightly be in a dingy jail in remotest Siberia.
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JUST IN: UK military intelligence says so many Russian troops are dying by the Ukrainian resistance [View all]
Yorkie Mom
Mar 2022
OP
it's crazy... to see THIS kind of destruction in such a short period of time...
WarGamer
Mar 2022
#38
I agree that nobody knows, probably the Russian High Command doesn't even know,
MarineCombatEngineer
Mar 2022
#15
"seeking to exploit irregular sources such as Private Military Companies"..Hummm
mitch96
Mar 2022
#8
I don't trust any company to be completely "no longer be affiliated with it." He's such a snake.
halfulglas
Mar 2022
#27
The good news, lots of guys on Twitter to select from. Estimates really vary.
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
#40