Looks at this young Russian prisoner.

[Swede]

I feel guilt when I exalt in the destruction of the Russian machines of war, but these conscripts are dying in huge numbers and didn't ask to be there. I also know there is no other way to defend Ukraine.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/toysdd/russian_great_army_look_at_these_children_these/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[applegrove]

1. Oh poor kid. He is lucky the Ukrainians have integrity. And have not lost

their humanity.

[Swede]

3. You just know the Ukrainian POWs are being shit on.

nt

[Joinfortmill]

2. Putin is a monster.

[blue-wave]

4. This is why President Biden

is absolutely correct when he say that "Putin is butcher." Putin will butcher his own people and other people throughout the world. The psychopath he is cares not.

The kid in the video should be at home in Russia dreaming of a wonderful, fulfilling life ahead instead of being used as cannon fodder for the evil dictator.

[doc03]

5. Is the USA any different we sent 18 19 year old kids to Viet Nam. We weren't even old enough to

vote or buy a beer. Not siding with Russia but that is who fights wars.

[LakeArenal]

10. Exactly.

My loved ones had high lottery numbers.

A lottery!!! Disgusting but we were soo lucky.

[denbot]

12. +

[Lovie777]

14. My father-in-law went to Vietnam after graduation from High School . . .

He was 18 and did not care for his father who was verbally abusive to his mother and almost killed him. The police officer advised him to join the Arm forces. He joined the Marines, went to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for training and then to Vietnam as a Radio Man. Ukraine targets the head of the military unit and more than likely the Commnication person. Same thing happens in any war.

The USA had the draft, but my father-in-law and his fellow Marines unit believed it was a just cause.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Yeah, it's hard to cheer for the demise of cannon fodder.

Which is what most of the Russian casualties are. These kids should be home playing "Call of Duty" on their computers, not getting killed, maimed or captured in the real thing. The same goes for all of the kids who are being forced to defend their country against these Russian kids.

[LakeArenal]

11. Most wars casualties are young men.

[GoCubsGo]

13. Yeah, no shit.

And, that fact never ceases to be horrific.

[LakeArenal]

18. To us. Apparently not to Republicans or whatever Putin is.

[WarGamer]

8. Did they change the Geneva convention re: photos and video of POW's?

according to the Reddit comments... the kid is Ukrainian.

[BlackSkimmer]

17. Good question. nt

[harumph]

19. Oh yes - by all means stick assiduously to the rules

even if it means Russia is going to skullfuck its way through
the Ukrainian population. Give me a damn break.
They're not attaching his nuts to a battery.

[ColinC]

9. According to a reddit comment, He said he is from an occupied city of Ukraine

...a Ukrainian forced to fight in Ukraine as cannon fodder. I imagine he probably did little fighting before surrendering.

[Samrob]

15. Sad. And i think of the young recruits here caught up in Qanon lies. Their lives will be wasted too

and they will be fodder used to bring down their own country.

[NutmegYankee]

16. All armies prefer youngsters

The brain from late teens to early 20s works differently on risk than it does for older adults. This age group has less awareness of risk (less fear of the consequence) and is more willing to take on thrills. This stage of brain development ensured that children would leave the nest and strike out on their own to form families. While older adults who were trained early will still engage in the same warfare tactics, few people in their 30s/40s would voluntarily take the risks that youth will without previous experience or more training.