Russian Defense Ministry Announces 500 Troops Dead In Ukraine - Katy Tur - MSNBC

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The Russian Defense Ministry announced that nearly 500 troops have died so far in its war against Ukraine, and Putin appears to be expanding the crackdown on dissent by taking a radio station critical to the invasion off the air. NBC's Kier Simmons reports. Aired on 03/02/2022.

[Justice matters.]

1. Expendable cannon-fodder for ... what exactly? nt

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2. That's the thing, for what?? An incredible loss/waste of human life...

Young men with families who will forever mourn them...

[Stuart G]

3. it is ...JUST THE BEGINNING!..iF Putin does not pull out, there will be a whole lot more..

Putin is kind of ...Stupid...He doesn't know his own history when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union..

...Now he has learned more than he expected to ever learn. And it could cost him more than he could imagine.
..500 could become 5000 or maybe far more. I am just guessing...but...I think that Putin thought it would
be shortly over. I doubt it. But I do not know the future.

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5. I was talking with my brother about this today, they attacked a children's cancer hospital...

[Stuart G]

7. I did NOT KNOW THAT. That attack of a children's cancer hospital will be reason enough justification

for Ukraine's troops to ...'FIGHT TO THE END." . the "TOTAL END"!

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8. One child died.

My brother brought it up because our late mother inexplicably got a catalog advertising cruises in the mail today - and one of them was in Ukraine!

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11. Children With Cancer Treated In Kyiv Hospital Basement - MSNBC

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017716869

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4. So double that? Triple it? More?

Because you know you'll never get the truth from them.

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6. Yes, we really don't know accurate numbers - and do they??

And does Putin care??

[Stuart G]

9. Of Course You Are Correct...And Putin Doesn't Care..But the relatives of those killed do care.

Relatives on both sides do care

.....But dying in a ..USELESS WAR will hurt the Russians more than Ukrainians.. Ukraine is fighting for
its FREEDOM.

.............Russia is fighting for PUTIN.................

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10. And apparently the Russian soldiers were lied to about their "mission"

This is a war of Putin's choice only to satisfy his personal ambitions. The Russian people had such hope when the USSR fell - and KGB-trained Putin is trying to recreate it.

[Stuart G]

12. Another mistake that Putin made.

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13. I visited the USSR back in the late '80s

My grandmother asked me to accompany her and her peace group on their first visit - they had a "sister town" there. Russia was absolutely devastated by WWII, fought on their own soil, thousands suffered, starved and died. There were statues and plaques all over commemorating those who were lost and the message was "never again." The Russian people did not choose this war, Putin did.

[Stuart G]

14. Thank You for the Above Comment...EVERYONE MUST READ COMMENT NUMBER "13.."

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15. We met up with numerous peace groups, they were comprised of both young and old

There was a bit of a panic during that time since Reagan's tough stance with Gorbachev caused the Russian hard liners to push back against Gorbachev's more progressive policies which gave the people such hope. I remember one older lady who had served as a nurse during WWII and she said "Please, when you go back, tell your president that we want peace." Still chokes me up. That was the prevailing sentiment back then...