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9. russian soldiers have always acted brutal

Mon May 1, 2023, 08:48 PM

May 2023

Even if you take ignore propaganda from our allies, the bare bones reports are horrifying.

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White House says Russian casualties 'stunning' [View all] jgo May 2023 OP

That number is surely too low Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #1

Oh, OK- I thought they said 20,000 for the entire war. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #4

I think this is from December 2022............... Lovie777 May 2023 #3

"Casualties" are not just deaths. Grins May 2023 #16

Ukrainian numbers probably don't look great either. Irish_Dem May 2023 #5

Unfortunately russia doesn't care if they kill soldiers or civilians Marthe48 May 2023 #6

All Ukrainians are enemy combatants in Putin's mind. Irish_Dem May 2023 #7

russian soldiers have always acted brutal Marthe48 May 2023 #9

I know. And the RU soldiers are treated badly by higher ranks. Irish_Dem May 2023 #10

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but from what I've read, Firestorm49 May 2023 #8

Well, Debbie, that's usually what happens in war. wnylib May 2023 #11

To a lesser extent Kaleva May 2023 #13

Big Difference is Ukraine Has No Choice... TomCADem May 2023 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2023 #12

Just musclecar6 May 2023 #14

That has always been the way Russia conducts a war. TomSlick May 2023 #15

Yep. OneCrazyDiamond May 2023 #17

How long can this continue? Mysterian May 2023 #20