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applegrove

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Sat Oct 1, 2022, 11:00 PM Oct 2022

Putin Supporters Enraged by Military's Retreat

Putin Supporters Enraged by Military’s Retreat

October 1, 2022 at 8:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 202 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/10/01/putin-supporters-enraged-by-retreat/

"SNIP......

“Two powerful supporters of President Vladimir Putin turned on Russia’s military leadership on Saturday after it ordered a retreat from a key city in eastern Ukraine, a striking sign of dissent within the Russian elite that comes as the Kremlin tries to project an image of strength and unity,” the New York Times reports.

.....SNIP"

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Putin Supporters Enraged by Military's Retreat (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2022 OP
Step on up! Show 'em how it's done! ret5hd Oct 2022 #1
A retreat is better than a rout! Mopar151 Oct 2022 #2
Poor babies! jpak Oct 2022 #3
They need to go immediately to the front lines and told they can't retreat. PortTack Oct 2022 #4
Putin's cult followers are dropping away. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #5

Mopar151

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2. A retreat is better than a rout!
Sat Oct 1, 2022, 11:17 PM
Oct 2022

UKRAINIAN ARMY basically gave safe passage out on a road close enough to Ukrainian lines to be a "shooting gallery".

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