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Boreal

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37. Meanwhile, back in west Ukraine...
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 06:25 PM
Sep 2014

This is a very interesting part of the story that those only getting their news from the lapdog western media don't know. For a generation, Ukrainians have been deeply brainwashed to hate Russians. I mean brainwashing like children of KKK members may have gotten 100 years ago about black people. I have some videos showing it and will get to those in a while. These people have been told they are being invaded by Russian Federation armed forces and east Ukrainians are all subhuman terrorist sympathizers who must be killed. Ukraine has a regular military and privately funded (oligarch) armies, as well as a National Guard comprised of the neo Nazi crazies. The regular military uses conscripts and Ukraine has resorted to deceit and outright kidnapping to scrounge up a steady supply of cannon fodder. They've even raised the draft age to 60! Because Ukraine is so corrupt and broke (oligarchs have stolen all the money), when their forces in the east are losing, they just quit supplying them and leave them to their own fate while they work another plan of attack, elsewhere. While Ukraine (government and oligarchs) have far more forces and hardware, the Resistance has more committed fighters because they're fighting for their very existence, families, homes and land. They're better fighters and have not only killed a lot of Ukie forces but captured POWs and their equipment. They also don't leave their people to die like Ukraine does. The Ukrainian government has been lying to the people of the west about losses, drastically minimizing killed in action and reporting them as "missing in action". People in the west, many who don't want war, have caught on to what's being done and the rage is starting to build. There have been lots of demonstrations, mainly women, demanding their sons, husbands, brothers be returned to them or wanting the truth about those who have not come back. The following video is a confrontation with a representative of the Ukraine military. In the crowd are some conscripts who made it home - 83 out of 4700 - and some very angry local women. English subtitles:

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Ukraine videos [View all] Boreal Aug 2014 OP
Militia/Resistance commander Aug 28, 2014 Boreal Aug 2014 #1
Attack by Ukienazis on Odessa Trade Unions Bldg, May 2, 2014 Boreal Aug 2014 #2
Yes the fascists murdered the union folks malaise Aug 2014 #13
You're welcome Boreal Aug 2014 #16
French and Spanish volunteers for Donbass Boreal Aug 2014 #3
Evidence being gathered for war crimes prosecutions Boreal Aug 2014 #4
Motorola and his unit Boreal Aug 2014 #5
Prior to the above, Aug 19, Motorola & crew, Ilovaysk Boreal Aug 2014 #6
Aug 28, Ukrainian govt attack on Donetsk Boreal Aug 2014 #7
Arrested by the Nazis Boreal Aug 2014 #8
Traumatized residents of Ilovaysk, Aug 18 Boreal Aug 2014 #9
Donetsk National Republic press conference Boreal Aug 2014 #10
Project Censored has validated that events in Ukraine are not being properly reported newthinking Aug 2014 #11
It never crossed my mind Boreal Aug 2014 #12
Glad to see that the vids did not get pulled newthinking Aug 2014 #21
Possible conscripts, forced into war Boreal Aug 2014 #14
Young woman describes how the war has changed her life Boreal Aug 2014 #15
Everything destroyed, water and food in short supply Boreal Aug 2014 #17
Aug 14, UA shelling of Donetsk Boreal Aug 2014 #18
welcome back Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #19
Only name Boreal Aug 2014 #20
Thank you, this is another Neocon 'war' using the Kiev puppets, our 'guy' is now the Chocolate King, sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #22
I note a bit of AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #23
Well, that's just Boreal Aug 2014 #24
Russia under Putin AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #25
Well the U.S. could keep Russia from your proposed scenario if snappyturtle Sep 2014 #27
cool story bro nt Boreal Sep 2014 #28
Thanks for putting all of these videos together. I am so dismayed by the snappyturtle Sep 2014 #26
It's not just little attention Boreal Sep 2014 #29
You're so right. What do you want to bet that two or three years into snappyturtle Sep 2014 #30
The referendum, Mariupol Boreal Sep 2014 #31
More from the referendum Boreal Sep 2014 #32
K&R Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #33
At the barrel of a gun Boreal Sep 2014 #34
Shelling of Lugansk neighborhood, Aug 13 Boreal Sep 2014 #35
Ethnic cleansing Boreal Sep 2014 #36
Meanwhile, back in west Ukraine... Boreal Sep 2014 #37
Anti war demonstrations Boreal Sep 2014 #38
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