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Gore1FL

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22. They have a ridiculous number of volunteers.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #21)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:53 PM

Mar 2022

It sounds like poverty is driving a lot of it. It seems no one fighting on the side of the Russians, including the Russian soldiers, are really fighting for Russia.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-of-syrians-enlisting-to-fight-alongside-russia-in-ukraine-war/

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ABC Evening News: Russia is stalled on all fronts ! [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 OP

K&R BootinUp Mar 2022 #1

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #2

The Russian Army is a joke in the eyes of the world. lpbk2713 Mar 2022 #3

I think everything in Russia is a paper tiger sboatcar Mar 2022 #9

Everything except DENVERPOPS Mar 2022 #17

given the bad maintenance in the rest of their military sboatcar Mar 2022 #20

Likely to be triggered within Russia maybe? LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #23

True enough but it only takes 1, 2 or 3 nukes to make a big impression. . LastDemocratInSC Mar 2022 #25

Paper tiger, running on 10 year old Chinese tires. sarcasmo Mar 2022 #31

Russia now relying on Mme. Defarge Mar 2022 #4

I read they are running out of Kalibr and Iskander missiles. roamer65 Mar 2022 #7

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #8

Good and bad news. This is when unhinged Putin gets even more desperate and dangerous dutch777 Mar 2022 #5

I honestly doubt whether they have any actual usable nuclear weapons sboatcar Mar 2022 #11

I hope your theory doesn't get tested. dutch777 Mar 2022 #36

Putin arrests his own military chief for 'leaking' as Russian army suffers heavy losses left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #6

K&R, Peuple .. I think they're more than just stalled uponit7771 Mar 2022 #10

"Russia has lost 9% of its invasion army in three weeks..." L. Coyote Mar 2022 #27

I'd like to see more confirmation on this Poiuyt Mar 2022 #12

Where is Rafael Cruz bragging about the Russian army? keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #13

He has flipped. tavernier Mar 2022 #34

Apparently 10% military casualties is a serious threshold. LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #14

Syria, they claim. Igel Mar 2022 #15

10% loss is literal decimation. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #19

News this past week said ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #21

They have a ridiculous number of volunteers. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #22

Maybe the mercenaries will be Americans we want to be gone? LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #24

I wonder how Evan Neumann, the Jan 6 rioter that defected to Belarus, feels about his life choices. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #28

the bad news is that putin will resort to indiscriminate air bombing until he runs out AlexSFCA Mar 2022 #16

Trying to think of sports analogy for the way Russia plays Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #18

I think the analogy you're looking for is called "cheating "nt Trueblue Texan Mar 2022 #35

K&R. Go Ukraine, go. ificandream Mar 2022 #26

Fuck russia and all russians. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Mar 2022 #30

A cornered, wounded animal is the most vicious DFW Mar 2022 #32

💕🐱‍🏍Glory to Ukraine Cha Mar 2022 #33