Putin's Soldiers Caught on Tape Lamenting Losses and Blasting His Army of 'Stupid Morons'
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According to a decree published on a Russian government portal Thursday, the troops will be called to begin service on April 1 until July 15. The Defense Ministry promised earlier this week that they will not be sent to any hot spots, and that all those called up in last springs draft will be sent home.
But those assurances seem likely to be overshadowed by a multitude of reports that say Russias senseless war against Ukraine has been marred by lies from the top down, with Russian troops claiming they were misled into the war and Putins own advisers said to be shielding him from the extent of the devastating losses.
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The citizens were riled up by propaganda. Suppose a decision is made to stop at the territory of the Donbas. What about the Nazis then? Are we no longer fighting them? This word has been hammered into people so much that I cant imagine how one can stop in Donbas without losing approval ratings, one source told Meduza.
Perhaps as part of a long game, the Kremlin has now reportedly begun implementing plans to send psychologists from the FSB into Kherson, a city in the south of Ukraine where residents continue to resist the Russian forces who took over after the Feb. 24 invasion.
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