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Portrait of the invader: Understanding the Russian soldier
Kyiv Independent ^ | 07-JUN-2022 | Igor Kossov

Posted on 06/07/2022 8:53:35 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

One hundred days of all-out war has been plenty of time to get acquainted with the Russian troops.

Their lackluster combat performance, artillery barrages against cities, treatment of civilians, intercepted messages home, and interviews with dozens of civilians around Ukraine allow one to put together a mosaic portrait of the invaders. It’s not a flattering image.

Many of the soldiers are dirt-poor and badly educated, with many growing up without access to modern amenities. Many joined the armed forces because they have no future in their backwater towns. The majority have bad training, low morale and no faith in their poorly-maintained equipment and their callous or incompetent officers.

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To: PIF
“Sarcasm and irony are obviously lost on you.”

unfortunately, unless you add a smiley or other indicator it is impossible to distinguish sarcasm from the nutcases. That’s where we are.

21 posted on 06/07/2022 9:40:48 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: PIF

The problem for the FSB with recruiting useful idiots is they wind up with a lot of useless idiots


22 posted on 06/07/2022 9:41:04 AM PDT by lump in the melting pot
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To: SpeedyInTexas

The Ukraine would be far better off in “understanding THEIR President Zelensky.” And doing everything they can to shut him up and get him to the table.


23 posted on 06/07/2022 9:42:58 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh piss off you bloody simpleton.

L


24 posted on 06/07/2022 9:45:56 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: circlecity

unless you add a smiley or other indicator it is impossible to distinguish sarcasm from the nutcases. That’s where we are.

So back to HS English classes for you. That’s where you, are not everyone else.


25 posted on 06/07/2022 9:52:42 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

You go with that.


26 posted on 06/07/2022 9:53:26 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Apparently, their biggest target are toilet bowls.
They are stealing them everywhere they can.
All the areas freed from Russians are full of excrements. They just poop everywhere.


27 posted on 06/07/2022 10:00:32 AM PDT by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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To: FreshPrince
Where are these mass surrenders that were promised?

You mean the evacuations? /s
28 posted on 06/07/2022 10:39:33 AM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: JoSixChip

Yep,

Ukraine has been actually taking back sievedonesk that last few days!

How can they do that when cut off from food and ammo since April 4th?


29 posted on 06/07/2022 10:58:45 AM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: AZJeep

“Apparently, their biggest target are toilet bowls”.

which makes sense given the article states:

“with many growing up without access to modern amenities.”

Toilets are a luxury in this “free” “nationalist” “anti-Soros”
“anti=Globalist” Russian paradise....


30 posted on 06/07/2022 11:01:20 AM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: SpeedyInTexas

“… Many of the soldiers are dirt-poor and badly educated, with many growing up without access to modern amenities. Many joined the armed forces because they have no future in their backwater towns….”
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Damn… what do you know…. they’re a bunch of deplorables from flyover country. That explains why Hillary hates Russia, Russia, Russia so much.


31 posted on 06/07/2022 1:59:08 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Russia won already you idiot.

I must have missed the part where Russia took Kiev and executed Zelenskyy. How do you win a war without taking the enemy capital?

32 posted on 06/07/2022 3:04:22 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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To: FormerFRLurker

Only in your microencephalitic mind did they want Kiev.

They wanted to stop Soros/Ukraine from killing the Russian speaking people.

But you love innocent Russians being exterminated because you’re a Soros stooge.


33 posted on 06/07/2022 4:48:07 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Contempt for pre-born human life breeds contempt for post-born human life.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Only in your microencephalitic mind did they want Kiev.

Then I'm sure Putin will be firing the rogue officer who launched 5 missiles towards Kiev on Sunday any day now, since Kiev isn't his objective. /s
Putin Threatens to Hit New Targets in Ukraine

They wanted to stop Soros/Ukraine from killing the Russian speaking people.

That must be why they're doing such a good job of killing Russian speaking Ukrainians themselves.

But you love innocent Russians being exterminated because you’re a Soros stooge.

Actually I'm not a fan of innocent people of any nationality being killed. Which is why I oppose this unnecessary war.

34 posted on 06/07/2022 5:29:28 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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