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US volunteers reach the frontline of the war in Ukraine
The Guardian ^ | Fri 25 Mar 2022 01.45 GMT | Julian Borger

Posted on 03/25/2022 4:47:50 AM PDT by GonzoII

Two video clips featuring US fighters appeared on Twitter on Thursday: one showing an American in combat gear posing in front of the burnt remains of what he said was a Russian tank. Off camera, a Ukrainian shouts “Welcome to America!” and the American repeats the phrase.

In the other, narrated by a different soldier with an American accent, shows a detachment of soldiers taking cover by a wall alongside a road, in a village the narrator claims they have recaptured from the Russians.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: kiev; putin; russia; ukraine
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Video appears to show American volunteers fighting in Ukraine – video
1 posted on 03/25/2022 4:47:50 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Abraham Lincoln brigade. Marxists.


2 posted on 03/25/2022 4:52:54 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: GonzoII
American in Ukraine Says He's Taken Out 7 Russian Tanks—'Long Day, Baby'

https://www.newsweek.com/us-american-volunteer-ukraine-invasion-war-destroyed-russian-tanks-1691766?piano_t=1

3 posted on 03/25/2022 4:54:28 AM PDT by tlozo (Trump-the Russian invasion of Ukraine is " truly a crime against humanity")
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To: GonzoII

Need to be careful the Russians don’t take that the wrong way and think NATO forces are fighting them.


4 posted on 03/25/2022 4:56:06 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: GonzoII

They must have arrived by boat because they have the look of the Sea Eye, Eh?


5 posted on 03/25/2022 4:56:44 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: GonzoII

I have read that Russia is using Twitter selfies to target the barracks of foreign mercenaries. Is a strong urges to photograph oneself a hallmark of narcissism?


6 posted on 03/25/2022 5:00:51 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: glimmerman70

Need to be careful the Russians don’t take that the wrong way and think NATO forces are fighting them.

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Russia has recruited a lot of troops from Syria and other places. We aren’t threatening to bomb them. I agree about the optics though. Escalation should be avoided, but it should be obvious they are acting independently.

These guys are very brave. The probability of their death or injury is definitely high, but they appear to be making a difference.


7 posted on 03/25/2022 5:08:56 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: GonzoII

Smells like CIA/Intel propaganda story to me.


8 posted on 03/25/2022 5:10:38 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Vaquero

I don’t get it. What makes them “Marxists”?


9 posted on 03/25/2022 5:17:00 AM PDT by albie
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To: LouieFisk

Our Wagner Group...


10 posted on 03/25/2022 5:18:25 AM PDT by Does so (https://youtu.be/3PxEWB6W8ig ......Ukraine Independence Day Parade. Anthem starts at 15:00)
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To: GonzoII

Is this the Reddit Brigade?


11 posted on 03/25/2022 5:34:29 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Miss you Rush!)
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To: JonPreston

https://summit.news/2022/03/21/foreign-volunteers-blamed-for-missile-strike-that-killed-35-at-ukrainian-training-facility/


12 posted on 03/25/2022 5:35:57 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Miss you Rush!)
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To: Does so

These type of characters pop up with little or no backstory and then drift out of sight as if they didn’t ever exist, a la Ray Epps. Real 1984-sy stuff.


13 posted on 03/25/2022 5:42:53 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: GonzoII

I hope they left their cellphones at home.


14 posted on 03/25/2022 5:43:02 AM PDT by moovova
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To: albie

Some people here are so demoralized they instinctively side with anyone shouting “America is evil”.


15 posted on 03/25/2022 5:45:36 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

“Is this the Reddit Brigade?”

Yes - the 101st Airborne Woke Division in specific, dropped by transgender unicorns to fight Russian xenophobia and pass out condoms.


16 posted on 03/25/2022 5:47:53 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Vaquero

Let’s see what happens when they start being killed.


17 posted on 03/25/2022 6:04:50 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: LouieFisk

“When I need to amp myself up for battle, I just think about the most punchable face on the planet … Tucker Carlson.”

What a stupid thing to say.


18 posted on 03/25/2022 6:22:35 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: tlozo
They wont be laughing when they meet the ballets.

4 Mercenaries Are Executed in Angola

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/07/11/archives/4-mercenaries-are-executed-in-angola-angola-executes-4-mercenaries.html?mcubz=3

19 posted on 03/25/2022 6:25:56 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: skeeter

“What a stupid thing to say.”

That’s one reason I suspect propaganda is the objective here, everything’s just a little too on the nose in pushing deep state talking points.

“American accent”

Zey had ze Americanski accent!

But if anyone really wanted to risk giving up his life for a swath of some Slavic real estate that goes back and forth, I wouldn’t stop him. There’s plenty of Darwin Awards left to hand out in this conflict.


20 posted on 03/25/2022 6:37:46 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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