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TexasTowelie

(127,391 posts)
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 12:51 PM Mar 2023

Russian soldiers dying in large groups, pleading to Putin for help - CNN



CNN's Erin Burnett reports on the desperation of Russian soldiers pleading for help due to the severity on the ground.
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femmedem

(8,561 posts)
3. Putin would like to project strength.
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 01:15 PM
Mar 2023

CNN is publicizing that he is desperately short of soldiers, resorting to conscripting children in the tenth grade.

Putin would also like Russians to be too afraid to criticize him or the military. CNN is publicizing that Russians--even Russian soldiers--are indeed criticizing him and their military leaders.

Reports like this help Ukraine by undermining Putin's message that his victory in Ukraine is inevitable.

malthaussen

(18,575 posts)
5. Good luck with that one, sons.
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 01:44 PM
Mar 2023

Hey, you know what? It's almost exactly like Proud Boys pleading with DJT for help!

One big difference, though: the Proud Boys were volunteers.

-- Mal

pwb

(12,687 posts)
6. Putty cleaned out his prisons and jails?
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 01:49 PM
Mar 2023

Sending all to almost certain death. Something our pukes would do with some of us if they had a chance eh?

PortTack

(35,820 posts)
7. Dr Mike Martin geopolitical analyst at ISW says the orcs lost 5k troops last month. Not sustainable
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 02:03 PM
Mar 2023

NCjack

(10,297 posts)
8. Surrender yourself, tank, truck, cannon, rifle to the Ukrainian Army. You will live
Thu Mar 2, 2023, 02:30 PM
Mar 2023

and be relocated or give an opportunity to get revenge against Putin.

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