Posted on 10/02/2022 4:56:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
In front of the mayor’s office in Lyman lay a heap of Russian propaganda posters, apparently freshly torn down and partially burned in a fire that went out in a thin fall drizzle on Sunday.
Decorated in the white, blue and red colors of the Russian flag, they were soggy from the rain. One explained the significance of Russian state symbols, the Russian flag and national anthem. “The national anthem of Russia is loved in our country,” a partially burned poster read.
A day after Ukrainian forces retook control of Lyman, a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, a picture began to emerge of the destruction left behind by fleeing Russian soldiers who had occupied the city for months. In a hasty withdrawal, they abandoned official documents, military vehicles and the bodies of their comrades.
After weeks of fierce fighting, Russian forces retreated from Lyman on Saturday, just one day after President Vladimir V. Putin illegally declared the surrounding region to be part of Russia citing what Ukraine and its Western allies have called sham referendums in territories partly under Russian control.
The intense battle for the city was evident on Sunday afternoon. Whole city blocks were panoramic scenes of collapsed brick and corrugated tin roofing. A local bakery, Seagul, was reduced to a heap of rubble. Its bread trucks were still parked in a lot waiting for morning distributions that wouldn’t come.
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Of course they did.. pillaging, plundering, raping and destruction are typical of the Russian culture.
—”pillaging, plundering, raping and destruction are typical of the Russian culture.”
Could happen, but the mortal sin is to leave their dead behind.
Soldier’s Creed:
I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
The regular Russian army always runs away first and leaves the cannon fodder local conscripts to face Ukrainian tanks alone.
True that!
In Russia, rape and torture in the military is normal. Patton was right when he said the Russians have no regard for human life, especially their own.
The bodies in the top photo do not look like they are in uniform to me. Civiliams?
The bodies are in uniform. There are piles of clothes scattered around from backpacks and vehicles. These are screencaps from a video that you can find if interested, but just more death and destruction...
The Russians have a different creed.
Just saying.
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I heard they were killing all the livestock as they retreated.
You got that right. It is a rotten, corrupt society and its rotten, corrupt military is reflection of that.
That shows the difference. RuSSians have always abandoned their comrades in times of need. They’ll drop their soldiers on battlefield and leave they lay injured as long as they escape.
Seen it on video time and time again over the past century.
—”That shows the difference.”
Does not sound helpful for unit cohesion?
... Ivan, we are so sorry about your hangnail!
So you hold them off and we will make a run for additional forces...And here’s my AK and ammo... and here are my boots, can’t swim the river with them... Good luck...
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