A local official told Russian conscripts, “You are not cannon fodder,” in a video published online recently. The men responded by angrily shouting that, actually, that’s exactly what they are.
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I wonder how many million dead russians it will take for them to join the rest of us in realizing that the whole thing is dumb af and they must have been dumb af to let it come this far.
You would think this Russian army was something at a World War II the way they’re just dragging conscripts off the street and putting them on the front lines to share rifles like the opening segment of enemy at the gate. It’s a fucking joke
Put down your weapons Russian friends… You are Human don't let them. Trick you into thinking this War is Justified.
Propaganda BS.
If they're trying to convince you that you are not cannon fodder it's probably not a good time!
Dear gopscripts Ukraine is not your enemy! Your Pooptin is! 💩
Most armed Russian soldiers: No food, no ammo, bad armor.
Least armed Mexican cartel: https://youtu.be/HKwTAKNd-l0
Putin is thinning out the Russian population, but why?
Understand standing up against your own comunity who the martial arts culture, and business made certain we were untrained.
Then stolen of resources.
We recieve resources just to have them stolen by the very people who next want us to speak up on their own stolen resources.
Before leaving Russia to Ukraine did your own Russian city member's steal from you to have another military member enter the war?
You can tell when your real enemy is a close living human near by.
You just need the words Russian's.
I'd rather be dead than be born a pitiful mudak. esPECially one of those super-gullible ones with the I.Q. of 75 who thinks Pukin and his old KGB thug cronies are heroes. it's perfectly reasonable to speculate that some farm sheep on American farms are likely brighter and more discriminating than many of the post-soviet mudaks. God bless'm, they've all been Born as "cannon fodder" since the 1950s at least. At least now in the current condition of 2022 it looks like ordinary warfare is an easy way to thin them out. Maybe if we keep'm busy on the ground a short while longer they'll be reduced to such a feeble force the little neighbor countries can just stroll in & bitch-slap em into their earned place. what went around for so so long has got to finally come around sooner or later.
The young people being sent to war by a bunch of deluded old men
Putin needs to go.
Putin's guards all have nice uniforms and food and water and ammo …
2 days of training consisted of the bus ride to front line to die
What does Putin care…he is sitting at home drinking Cognac and eating caviar
Died for putin and died for nothing. Glory to ukraine
Putin is Nuts. He invaded Ukraine to protect Russians (amongst other things) but has already sacrificed 72,000 Russian bodies. Putin is a demon, a monster, and a complete psychopath for that alone, let alone everything else he has done. I knew the moment The build-up along the Ukraine border was noted that Putin would invade. I mean they weren't there for the view. I can believe 75% of the world believed it. I also knew Russian troops would be maniacal and brutal coz that's what they do everywhere else. The Washington Post did a magnificent investigation/report showing unequivocal proof that Russian forces were deliberately bombing hospitals that were openly announcing to Russia that they were Hospitals. F%ck Putin and F%%% any Russian that supports him!
Putin: “What do you mean our nukes haven’t been maintained and may not work?”
General: “Well …. you know how everyone in your regime drives high end Range Rovers, Mercedes, and has vacation homes abroad and yachts they could not possibly afford on a government salary .. well where did you think they got the money from to buy them???”
Putin: “Can’t we just steal more from the commoners? After all, they are so stupid, we have been doing it for years yet they still support us”
General: “Well …. over the decades we’ve stolen pretty much everything we can from the commoners …. we did have a plan to steal their toilets …. unfortunately most of them don’t have indoor plumbing …. but don’t worry, we have a backup plan! We have plenty of toilets coming from Ukraine!”
Russian conscripts are being trained to dig — their own graves.
not good to say, but that's what they deserve
Poor people. Putins slaves
it is sad but it is necessary.. they go to war they die than their relatives rise up against system until critical masses reached
It won't be long now until civil unrest and the Kremlin will be the main target
wait. they get 10 to 25 days training? even if they were fully equipped with the most upto date equipment, they will still be no5uing but fodder.
Fight your leaders not the Ukranians
Et dire qu`il y en a encore qui s`extasient devant la grandeur de l`armée russe! le nain de poutine continue de creuser son propre trou!
This is just meat for the 'offensive'. They have to take as much ukraine shots as possible before real soldiers attack.
Ok. Russia for so many years being known as one of the "big boys on the block" lost all credibility. You're the US's bitch now.
Horrible and terribly sad.
To be a Russian soldier you need to learn how to dig your own grave
I feel no pity for these Russian conscripts, none at all. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
News brought to you by the CIA.
Russian people seemed pretty proud of their military murdering, tortureing, and raping accross the Ukrainian countryside under the Soviet flag back in June. Now they're throwing fits when the danger comes to their own families? Strap on that proud Soviet era gear and head off to glory commrades.
Russians are living in the past, get educated
….. I'm Surprised they didn't have a priest 'blessing' Them!!
Phil Liverpool UK 🇬🇧
Jos ei tykinruokaa niin hyviä miinanpolkijoita. Toivottavasti ei yksikään palaa elävänä kotiinsa.
A “special military operation” that requires conscripts? Yeah, not a war at all.