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Originally Posted by Skybird
So do I!!
Also, this. Yesterday, or the night before, there was a news snippet on TV, shpwing Ukrainian civilianms shouting at an obvious Russian POV. The man looked extremely young, almsot a boy. He cowered on the ground, holding his head with helmet between his head, and did not move, just stared in what I interpreted as disbelief, complete disbelief. The Ukrianians did not beat him, did not kick him, just threw angry words at him, but he was not pohysically absued.
I felt compassion with that young man. Is this the "enemy"? That young man has just realised the world around him collapsing. He probably is a conscript, who was told he is going on a manouver, then that he is going to be part of the liberating of a brother people that will chant and enjoy being liberated and will welcome him with open arms because big father Putin is protecting the Rodina and the Ukraine from the evil West and all the blablabla from the propaganda books. And then he finds himself in this hell around him. Who knows what he has seen before. How many of his comrades he saw lying dead on the ground before he got captured. I would not assume that all Russian soldiers there want into battle enthisoiastically and singing songs. I absolutely doubt that.
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Fully agree with your point here. Also on the russian side there are young men, more often boys it seems, who are victims of circumstance. Many pictures has emerged on ukrainian news outlets of POWs. Most of them seem shameful, afraid and not arrogant / proud of their role.
The higher ranks seem to be roughed up and degraded a bit more.
A lot of information is streaming out of
https://censor.net, events are published as they happen, backed up with videos and photos. It takes quite some time before western media reports the same, so definitely recommended if you follow the war. What is really apparent is that Russia continues to lose a large amount of vehicles and choppers. Half an hour ago another 2 helos went down. If the number of armored vehicle losses is correct, 706 lost is just staggering..
@Armistead: Very, very true!