Posted on 03/23/2022 3:14:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
VLADIMIR Putin has allegedly ordered execution squads to kill his own men if they try to desert his Ukraine invasion.
The Russian tyrant expected a swift quick victory when he ordered the invasion nearly a month ago - but his forces have faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops.
In a brutal revival of Stalin's tactics, Ukrainian security services have reportedly been told by Russian prisoners that troops are followed by execution squads.
There have also been reports of Chechen special forces being sent in to stop Russian soldiers fleeing the war, according to the Daily Mail.
Since the start of Putin's invasion, Ukraine has released videos showing Russian captives – with some of the soldiers claiming they chose to quit rather than keep fighting.
Handwritten letters have also appeared, allegedly from Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, telling superior officers why they will not return.
(Excerpt) Read more at the-sun.com ...
Cowards and traitors who desert during battle deserve death. What am I missing?
WTF.
Not a Putin fan-guy, but is this right under the article about space aliens buying sneakers at Wal-Mart? Or, on page 2 next to the story about the woman who had an affair with Bigfoot?
I do not believe anything about this war coming from almost any media source.
Russia’s playbook is always the same. The Soviets executed more of their own troops in 1941-42 than we lost in Vietnam.
This is news? I thought it was par-for-the-course when it came to Russian warfare.
‘allegedly’
That means it’s made up.
Tell that to Eddie Slovik
Yes, to which you're supposed to weep, rend your garments and demand Western intervention.
Yeah - personally I am absolutely opposed to what Putin is doing in Ukraine - but acting like this is some special type of evil is ridiculous. If you’re a soldier, and you’re ordered to fight by your country’s legitimate government, you have to follow orders except in the most extreme and exceptional cases. And, if you do not, there are consequences.
I don’t believe a thing The Sun prints.
Anyone remember the scene in Dr. Zhivago where the troops turned around? The superiors were outnumbered as I recall. Didn’t get it. Got themselves killed.
Then there’s the scene in The Big Red One(Lee Marvin flick). The French battery commander refused to shoot Americans landing in Algeria. It wasn’t smart. The French General shot him and then proceeded to shoot Americans. A couple of French soldiers in turn shot him.
I wouldn’t openly disobey. There are better ways to come out of it alive.
Bat Boy is an Azov fighter.
Fragging. 100 documented cases in Viet Nam(Wikipedia).
The Soviets used penal battalions to clear minefields, using thier boots to find the mines.
It’s the only way they stopped the Germans.
News reporting has reached new lows with this war.
Snicker, that’s a good one. Let’s see how many brainiacs jump on this one. This silliness is surely a bridge too far for most of even the densest media stooges.
Like it or not, being shot is always a possibility if you are a deserter
Normally, I couldn’t give a fleck about Putin, but all my perfect enemies HATE him. Same thing with a lot trashbag FReepers - all the usual twattlers here are with Soros, the MSM, Mitch 🐢, Fox News criminals and Pelosi.
He’s the enemy of my enemies....so here’s hoping Ukraine BURNS. This is where they impeached Trump and all our crime-pols make their money.
BURN BABY BURN.
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