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1,700 Ukrainian troops equipped by the West flee after being trained in France - leaving the rest of their brigade to suffer heavy losses in battle with Putin's forces
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 01/03/2025 3:54:35 AM PST by rottweiller_inc

Around 1,700 Ukrainian troops equipped by the West have disappeared after being trained in France, leaving the remainder of their brigade to face Putin's wrath alone.

The 155th Mechanised Brigade, one of Ukraine's few units equipped with advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks, was supposed to bolster the country's defences.

Instead, at least 50 soldiers disappeared while the unit trained in France, and by the time it entered its first battle, 1,700 troops had gone absent without leave.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; France; Ukraine; War
KEYWORDS: anydaynowukrainewins; dailymailtabloid; sidebarabuse; tarynpedler; zelviswinsprettysoon
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1 posted on 01/03/2025 3:54:35 AM PST by rottweiller_inc
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Replace them with Euro-arab immigrants of military age?


2 posted on 01/03/2025 3:58:34 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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"Around 1,700 Ukrainian troops equipped by the West have disappeared after being trained in France"

The jokes write themselves.

3 posted on 01/03/2025 3:59:20 AM PST by DAC21
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To: If You Want It Fixed - Fix It

Arabs dont win was in regular armies... they are “good” at guerilla and terror. Cowards.


4 posted on 01/03/2025 4:02:59 AM PST by Freeleesy
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To: rottweiller_inc

Keep your eye out on Eagle Pass, Texas. See if you notice anything.


5 posted on 01/03/2025 4:28:52 AM PST by Flint
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I thought from the headline, that this was a joke thread.


6 posted on 01/03/2025 4:29:40 AM PST by Strict9
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To: If You Want It Fixed - Fix It

They ran away. Looks like the French taught them well.


7 posted on 01/03/2025 4:31:39 AM PST by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: rottweiller_inc

Good to see western MSM finally reporting some truth. Senile Joe’s Ukie war narrative is finally dying, as is US’s Project Ukraine.

US’s project Ukraine started in 2014, now time to drive a spike through it’s heart, never to be revived.


8 posted on 01/03/2025 4:57:30 AM PST by delta7
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To: rottweiller_inc

Trained in France....
The Joke writes itself.


9 posted on 01/03/2025 4:58:01 AM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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Beat me! I wonder if that is as funny in England?


10 posted on 01/03/2025 5:11:41 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Grew up in 3-D/B4TV)
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To: rottweiller_inc

Considering the source, I doubt its true.


11 posted on 01/03/2025 5:41:12 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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Who wants to be the last man to die for a mistake? The prospect of a negotiated settlement not long after Trump takes office will affect today’s fighting.

The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43. The first line, professional Ukrainian military has been decimated since the second Russian invasion in Feb 2022. Poorly trained conscripts are doing the bulk of the fighting. We really don’t know the extent of Ukrainian losses, which have been huge.

Life for the Ukrainian people has become increasingly more difficult. The electrical grid has been under attack constantly. The economy is in shambles. Millions have fled the country. Elections have been postponed and the government operates in a tyrannical fashion under martial law. It is time to end this proxy war.


12 posted on 01/03/2025 6:12:39 AM PST by kabar
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In April 2024, Zelinski’s former advisor and the Ukranian Army’s top lawyer both stated in separate interate interviews that over 100,000 had deserted.

In Novemeber 2024, the desertions had reached 200,000.

Here is a great channel on Youtube, that put out a video on the topic (See his webpage for everything he has produced - not all about Ukraine):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_8_p8Kyqb0


13 posted on 01/03/2025 6:50:18 AM PST by Jumper
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There was a single day in Ukraine reported numerous times in the MSM that over 140,000 fled Ukraine in a single day before Christmas.


14 posted on 01/03/2025 6:51:28 AM PST by Jumper
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To: rottweiller_inc

The ones that escaped were smart ones.


15 posted on 01/03/2025 8:13:46 AM PST by Kazan
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FINALLY!!

Some smart Ukrainians!


16 posted on 01/03/2025 8:18:59 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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WUT, did Ukraine run out of enough would-be Nazis to enforce discipline?


17 posted on 01/03/2025 8:20:05 AM PST by bobbo666
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Thanks for the HistoryLegends heads-up! I hadn’t seen this recent one.

Finally, the smart Ukrainians are bolting for the exits.


18 posted on 01/03/2025 8:23:26 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: rottweiller_inc

1,700 French rifles, never fired and only dropped once!


19 posted on 01/03/2025 8:35:50 AM PST by The Louiswu (Merry Christmas Everyone!!!)
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Most likely conscripts who have no intention of dying for a corrupt govt...


20 posted on 01/03/2025 9:20:49 AM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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