Posted on 10/16/2022 12:03:49 AM PDT by Cronos
At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military training ground in the Belgorod region in south-western Russia on Saturday when two volunteers opened fire on other troops, the Russian defence ministry has said.
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According to Baza, a Russian news site with close ties to the police, the shooting took place at 10am local time during shooting practice.
Saturday’s mass shooting points to growing tensions among Russia’s troops, issues that have plagued its army since the start of the war.
The incident also comes as tens of thousands of newly drafted Russian men are sent to Ukraine, in what has become a highly unpopular move ordered by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in an attempt to halt Ukrainian advances.
The hasty mobilisation drive has caused anger across the country and triggered an exodus of hundreds of thousands of Russians unwilling to participate in the war.
At a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana on Friday, Putin said that 16,000 mobilised troops were already fighting in Ukraine, and that 222,000 Russians had already been called up.
According to local reports, more than 20 newly mobilised soldiers have already been killed fighting in Ukraine.
Multiple videos have also emerged that showed scores of men being subjected to poor conditions at training centres as they waited to be sent to Ukraine, while some of the deaths at Russia’s mobilisation centres have also indicated severe issues with morale.
During training, one man at a military base near St Petersburg fatally shot himself. Another in Siberia reportedly cut his own throat in a mess hall.
In a video address to Putin published on Saturday, a group of mothers of
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that = they
I think quite a few canadians wouldn’t mind taking over Some U.S states and quite a few Americans wouldn’t mind taking over some Canadian provinces. Peacefully mind you
The Azov nazi in the bottom shot looks like he has acromegaly
“ Save Russian lives, get Putin to leave Ukraine and end this war.”
Putin doesn’t care about Russian lives any more than he cares about the lives of bugs in the forest. He sacrificed 60000+ Russian lives without batting an eye - for no purpose other than for his personal glory. And now he is preparing to send tens of thousands more of the unfit to their deaths. Which is why the whole idea of Putin annexing territory in eastern Ukraine to save Russian lives is laughable. Only fools believe that.
“...severe issues with morale...” Ya think?
putin miscalculated and then mismanaged
russians deserve better
it’s way past time to leave Ukraine and start taking care of russia and russians
If it was a Ukrainian mass killing his own troops, you wouldn’t ask, “What is this story supposed to prove”
A one off.
Due to Putin, this is now frequent in Russia
Vietnam was 50 years ago.
The Nazi command is Putin’s military in Ukraine.
And it is incompetent, and has been losing steadily since April.
Remember a Nazi is an autocratic government led by a supreme leader who subordinates all of the state and commerce to government.
That’s Putin.
It’s a wake up call to you in St Petersburg. Before your draft papers come and you die in the mud in uk9, now is your chance to overthrow Putin
Putin inflicted it on Russia by starting the invasion of Ukraine
Use the link to get to the article.
“Use the link to get to the article.”
Nothing about “Putin destroying Russia” in the article, so do you have a link or not?
The soldiers murdered at Fort Hood were all professionals. While that was disturbing, there's a whole different morale element when you're talking about draftees, not volunteers.
A Saudi killed 4 Navy officers at our base in FL in Dec 2019
I don’t think he was called “ a fellow volunteer”
Reports suggest this Russian attack was planned, the shooters volunteered to join the unit just 4 days before their murder rampage, which took place on the training range
I already addressed your duplicity on the issue. You never answered:)
From what I know two or three foreigners were involved. It is a terrorist attack.
“The Nazi command…”
Yeah. Sure.
Nazi’s.
We believe you this time.
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