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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:43 PM Feb 2022

Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldiers in Henychesk, Kherson region. Asks them why they came....

Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldiers in Henychesk, Kherson region. Asks them why they came to our land and urges to put sunflower seeds in their pockets [so that flowers would grow when they die on the Ukrainian land]


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Ukrainian woman confronts Russian soldiers in Henychesk, Kherson region. Asks them why they came.... (Original Post) steve2470 Feb 2022 OP
that sunflower seed thing was pretty savage. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #1
I thought it a nice touch, frankly. hlthe2b Feb 2022 #2
lol, it was, whole heartedly agree too. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #3
Agreed. I admire the hell out of her bravery and her sharp tongue. nt crickets Feb 2022 #23
Yeah, nice statement Hekate Feb 2022 #6
hell yeah to the sunflower seeds.... bahboo Feb 2022 #11
nice to civilians fighting back nt msongs Feb 2022 #4
She shows far more bravery than any MAGA douchebag, who can't walk down bullwinkle428 Feb 2022 #5
I encourage MAGA folks to bravely take their guns to Ukraine IronLionZion Feb 2022 #9
They can't.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #10
Keyboard Kulturewar Kowards always lead from the distant rear Grokenstein Feb 2022 #12
Do not ever . . . . AverageOldGuy Feb 2022 #18
I like to remember this as when Russia, under Putin, invaded itself (Ukraine)...it was all one SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #7
I read some Russ units were selling their DIESEL fuel. Captain Zero Feb 2022 #14
Kick dalton99a Feb 2022 #8
I love it. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #13
This Russian guy has clearly met his match. NBachers Feb 2022 #15
Read this . . . AverageOldGuy Feb 2022 #16
Green and untrained, under duress. crickets Feb 2022 #22
just like the Argentine conscripts in the Falklands war 1982 doubleplusgood Feb 2022 #25
Sounds plausible looking at reports (nothing confirmed) that UKR took back airport uponit7771 Feb 2022 #26
or they are mobile ovens for making the people on the hit list disappear. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #24
"Committee of Soldiers' Mothers" has been the brave ones for years now .... TomWilm Feb 2022 #28
She is excellent! dchill Feb 2022 #17
I guess its a POSTIVE that he didn't just shoot her. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #19
Send Sunflower Seeds Meme sanatanadharma Feb 2022 #20
This will be a social media war: Everyone will broadcast pics and video and vlad lindysalsagal Feb 2022 #21
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #27
Ahhh, that makes it even better. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #30
the transcript of this confrontation steve2470 Feb 2022 #29
very last bump, in case you missed this nt steve2470 Feb 2022 #31

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
5. She shows far more bravery than any MAGA douchebag, who can't walk down
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 03:03 PM
Feb 2022

a public street without his precious gun slung over his shoulder.

IronLionZion

(45,454 posts)
9. I encourage MAGA folks to bravely take their guns to Ukraine
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 04:31 PM
Feb 2022

and fight tyranny or whatever they fantasize about. Here's their chance.

Grokenstein

(5,725 posts)
12. Keyboard Kulturewar Kowards always lead from the distant rear
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:06 PM
Feb 2022

and dream of bravely dashing to the front to claim the crown once the shooting's over.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
7. I like to remember this as when Russia, under Putin, invaded itself (Ukraine)...it was all one
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 03:20 PM
Feb 2022

at one time and so here we go,

putin couldn't find any other enemies that he could beat, mouth off, etc. so he picked on his nearest neighbor, Ukraine, so he wouldn't have to endure a logistics nightmare in getting the Russian army there to Ukraine.

I wonder just how screwed up the Russian army is, being that all of putin's billionaire friends have raped Russia and its economy. I also wonder just how the Russian army feels about invading what was once considered part of Russia at one time, again (Crimea before).

Why can't, like NATO, Russia, continue to expand? I guess it's because no one wants to be part of a failing empire, one that's truly not an empire but is instead, a bunch of old thugs trying to hang onto everything they can. Why are the young people allowing these thugs to rape the youth of Russia and the world?

Captain Zero

(6,811 posts)
14. I read some Russ units were selling their DIESEL fuel.
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:10 PM
Feb 2022

So they may not get as far as Putin thinks they will.

AverageOldGuy

(1,530 posts)
16. Read this . . .
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:23 PM
Feb 2022

This is a report on Raw Story claiming the Russian Committee of Soldiers' Mothers -- NOT a Russian government organization -- has made some astounding claims.

https://www.rawstory.com/russian-military-manipulated-into-fighters/

The part about mobile crematoriums is interesting. If true, sounds as though Putin does not want body bags or caskets coming back -- just some ashes.

crickets

(25,981 posts)
22. Green and untrained, under duress.
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 06:22 PM
Feb 2022

Sounds like some cannon fodder got pushed out ahead of the trained soldiery. Horrible if it turns out to be true.

doubleplusgood

(944 posts)
25. just like the Argentine conscripts in the Falklands war 1982
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 06:41 PM
Feb 2022

Sent to prop up an authoritarian regime via a "patriotic war", the Argentine conscripts were cannon fodder

oldsoftie

(12,555 posts)
19. I guess its a POSTIVE that he didn't just shoot her.
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:29 PM
Feb 2022

In the past that likely would've happened.
And I'm sure some there now will as well. But at least THIS one didn't

sanatanadharma

(3,707 posts)
20. Send Sunflower Seeds Meme
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:38 PM
Feb 2022

Sending sunflower seeds to individuals in the other 'tribe' could become a new leftist meme.
A packet of seeds with a Ukrainian Prayer, "Put these seeds in your pocket, that flowers may grow where you die"ook

Or is that some kind of twitter threat or facelessbook faux pas?.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
21. This will be a social media war: Everyone will broadcast pics and video and vlad
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:55 PM
Feb 2022

won't be able to control it.

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