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"I’m beginning to understand that we’re not on the right side" - Russian soldiers who surrendered say morale on the Russian side is very low (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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One captured Russian soldier says he worries about what will happen if he is returned to Russia in a prisoner swap. “If I have the opportunity, I’ll refuse to be exchanged." Another fighter reported that a doctor declared him unfit for combat after he was wounded in March, but his commander ordered him back to the front.

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[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Now they think it? Nice, how about back when they invaded a country who was sitting there peacefully for no f’ing reason?

[–] cloaker@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How can they just barely begin to understand this. I know the propaganda machine goes hard but not that hard

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

History has been teaching us painfully often how quick people give up their individual believes for the sake of a centralised propaganda machine. It'd be very dangerous to think we are immune to it imho.

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they invaded a country who was sitting there peacefully for no f’ing reason?

I mean... the US does that...

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

@bear_delune A lot of countries have done that, and it's always been a crime.