Video shows new Russian recruits talking about rusty, jammed weapons and being forced to buy their own uniforms and gear. CNN's Erin Burnett reports.
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‘Just take a look’: Video reveals dire reality for Russian soldiers
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You know it’s bad when they are all wearing completely different uniforms
Super FAKE NEWS….. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Daniel Stith Thanks for your rational response. HOWEVER, “green screens” can be used to “geo-locate” almost anything and anyone. FURTHERMORE, if this is “deep inside Russian territory” how did Ukrainian or western media get such uncontested access to these “soilders/traitors”? Wouldn’t a bunch of “Russian soilders/traitors” complaining to media outlets about their condition, stick out like a sore thumb since they are “deep” in Russian territory? Would these “Russian soilders/traitors” make themselves immediate targets for retaliation, just so they could complain about their situation? I asked for “proof without a doubt” but your response created even more doubt. This is chess not checkers!
@Z O While ‘bumping’ with a green screen is possible… the level of effort to EXACTLY tailor the background elements when you don’t know EXACTLY which ones are going to be used as ‘markers’ is… well… nearly beyond Hollywood budgets honestly. Getting information out is actually pretty straightforward from the area. The reason? Whatever you may think of Elon Musk his StarLink service is giving anyone with a 4g+ phone Inet access. As to WHY they would do it? Because they are being fed into the meatgrinder and they’re pretty upset about it and maybe… just maybe if they get enough attention to it the whole thing stops and less of their fellow Russians are fed into it as well. “Proof without a doubt” is generally saved for the realm of fantasy. This is ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ and that is good enough for a court it should be good enough for us, yeah?
@Daniel Stith Possibly.
@Tiff’sTravels2012 No arguments here😀
When I have read historical fiction novels that talk about the Russian army, in those stories, the Russian soldiers have always been used with low regard for how many died in battle, and have been poorly fed and clothed. In some of the stories in these historical fiction novels many would die of cold. If these novels are drawing on actual history to create realistic fiction – and usually they are generally doing so – then Russia has always treated its soldiers terribly.
We have there back
@WadiFok Your ae right! The Russian army under Stalin by 1939 had critical issues due to Stalin bloody purge of the high-ranking officers. He realized his terrible errors and was able to overcome it through brutal response to the Nazis’ invasion by sacrificing more men to gain victories. However, present Russian Army is not operating like 1930s Stalin’s systems. The Westerners are so infested with negativities against the Russians after 1945 and spare no time trying to degrade and insult Russians.
@Jingeleg Jingelek They made a huge sacrifice to save Europe from Hitler and save the World from the Nazis and their allies! If not for the Soviet, the British would have lost just like the French and US would not have been able to face the Germans and the Japs at same time because the German U-boats would have cut off the US and isolate them.
is there something embedded in the culture there to make them treat people so poorly? this is concerning.
@Tele Bubba lol eurocentric and xenophobic take. they’re entirely european. take some credit for it.
Imagine having to pay for your own funeral attire.
Even the worth of their lives are less than pets’ lives.. They are well fed, worn, and housed..
You have been manipulated, this is all stage pay actors trash propaganda, that’s all!
I suspect many who died will never be brought back to Russia.
Super FAKE NEWS….. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So true, nobody imagined, how ingenious, .. ..
When we fought in the 1992 Homeland War in Croatia, at least we were in the same uniform and were properly equipped. We looked like an army, not a gang of thugs with guns…
@ЭЮЯ Sure, kid. Whatever you want to tell yourself. Stop acting like nazis. You saw how it ended for them in the 1940’s, and Ukraine is already kicking your asses. Weak military, weak people. I’m done with you. 🌻
Croats have never been against people of the Muslim faith. We should have been allies in the 90-year war against the Serbs who wanted to conquer the country with JNA weapons. In my brigade there were many Muslim Croats who fought just as well as Catholics, Orthodox or others. If you love your country, it doesn’t matter what your name is or what you believe in, that’s why we won the war….
@liquidminds but I can come to Western channels and see all their propaganda. But you can’t come and look at the information on the Russian media, because they are not available to you. The US has blocked all Russian channels because they expose American lies.
If you could see and compare the information, you would understand that all Western sources are equally lying. They even steal and show Russian reports often, but they change the translations)))). In Russia, we laugh at Western idiots who believe in false Western nonsense. But fortunately, there are many smart people in the West who understand what is happening and support Russia. The whole world, except for NATO zombies, supports Russia. You’ve lost. The whole world conspired against the United States and NATO. Just stop killing innocent people in Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Serbia, Vietnam, and around the world, and end your country. The US has no chance. Your place in the Hague is in the electric chair.
@furiousapplesack Sure, kid. Whatever you want to tell yourself. Stop acting like nazis. You saw how it ended for them in the 1940’s, and Russia is already kicking your asses. Weak military, weak people. I’m done with you. 🌻
@ЭЮЯ Russian channels being blocked is something russia has done to itself.
Maybe your kremlin Trolls should not have tried to spread misinformation through gaslighting and astroturfing…
Happens when you try to manipulate other countries… they lock you out.
So back to my previous statement: Putin killed russia by being utterly incompetent, or maybe a US Spy tasked with destroying Russia.
But I am not an American and I do not like the US …. I just think they are less evil than the criminal network that Putin built, that is destroying Russia and exploiting its people.
Almost all military bases in Russia pay protection money to the mafia… Political Rivals of Putin end up poisoned other killed in other ways…
Putin is a fascist dictator and there is zero chance that he is on the rigth side of history.
Unless you got manipulated by russian state propaganda your entire life, there is no way to believe their lies.
Having these guys buy their own uniforms is like having them buy their own death shroud
not like. Is.
@Ken Albertsen Thats literally what some russian body armor is though. Half the russian body armor/plates/helmets is literally airsoft replicas. Russia has pleanty of bulletproof vests (outdated, but still rated GOST level 3 or 4), but most of them are getting sold by polititians to warlords in africa. Look it up, theres videos from both sides showing russian body armor that is literally airsoft replicas or cardboard balistic plates
Last fight https://youtu.be/u244gu7o5ys
It’s same as “I gotta spend my own money to buy my coffin and then I can die..”
i’d help contribute to the death shroud fund for them, if anyone wants to start a Go Fund me
When I was in U.S. military, everything was provided down to socks and underwear, with rules specifying exactly how every item was to be worn/used. No detail left to chance.
Because US fights war constantly, whole economy is built on war, contractors suppliers and unlimited debt.
My cousin was in the Army (just got out after 10 years wanting to start a family) and she told me that they were given ‘basic kit’ at the start of boot camp and then it was ASSUMED they would have lost weight and would need some replacement items of clothing (for females it was the ‘sports bra’ that usually needed replacing as they nearly all went down a size dropping weight). That is how far ahead our logistics are. They not only are prepared to provide the necessary kit that soldiers need they are PRE-PREPARED with it in hand. A conventional conflict between Russia and NATO wouldn’t be just an unfair fight… it wouldn’t even really be a fight.
@T T Was it enlisted or officer ranks? Russian soldiers would love to get a paycheck.
Crazy I was in the military too. Like there was no thought Of clothing and equipment. It was just there. No doubt.
You know something is wrong, when the man sending you so war, has a billion dollar mansion, but you have to buy your own uniform, to do his dirty work. Come on bots I dare you.
… but what about Donbas and Hunter’s laptop?
@Lou Sass Oh f##k. Not just a Putin licker, but a Trump one too!
A Russian man goes to a news stand and buys a newspaper, he looks at the front page shakes his head in disgust and throws the paper in the trash.
He does this everyday for a week, finally, the newspaper salesman ask: Why do you do this?
The man replies: I’m looking for an obituary!
The salesman laughs and replies: Obituaries aren’t on the front page !
The man replies: The one i’m looking for will be !
Can’t wait 👍
That is EXCELLENT!!!🤣🤣👍👍
No guessing who’s death he is looking for.
Nice!😊
The problem is that ten more obituaries have to get synchronized. There are reports that the power circle in the Kremlin, about 10 “hawkish” idiots, are even worse than Putin. I got horrified when expert in Russian Politics Julia Ioffe said in CNN that Putin is “the moderate one” among those imbeciles.
I’ll share a story, if someone will read it (I won’t be upset if nobody does) … first I’m from Romania 🇷🇴, I stand with my Ukrainian brothers and sisters … since the day I could understand the people around me, I was born in 1990, I’ve always heard the same story from everyone, russian army is unstoppable, it’s well maintained, highly trained and specialized, well equipped and it’s equipment modern and up to standard standards, they always told me if the russians want to invade Europe it will reach Berlin in a week and nobody will be able to stop them, like a steamroller they will cross and conquer Europe from East to West, North to South, I truly believed those claims, I really did and I was afraid and the 24th of February 2022 I believed that they will conquer Ukrainian in 2-3 weeks at maximum … I was wrong and I’m incredibly happy because of that, that fear shattered in the very first few days of this atrocious and bloody WAR, because it’s a WAR not a “special military operation”, NO a WAR started by a man without consciousness, without mercy, without an ounce of dignity, a layer and a thief and I hope he will get what he deserves … I have nothing against the russian people but they are cowards and stand idle while their sons, husbands and fathers die for nothing and they believe everything they are told, ideological indoctrination at its finest, hope one day they will start to wake up … GLORY TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦 AND ITS BRAVE PEOPLE!!!
@Поиск близких без лимитов – Ванин Г.В. в Telegram
Только что смотрела видео, как ВСУ забирали два тела россиян, обнаруженых в посадке под Лиманом.
Без документов, но уже с “последствиями”, которые ползали ..
Кто-то же и этих будет искать.
yet, an Indian restaurant owner in Kiev, is feeding long lines of hungry people out of his own pocket. Billions of dollars are sent to Ukraine weekly but they can’t feed their own people?
@pattianne pascual it’s war? Thank Putin. Thank to Putins war there are missing some thinks. But believe me, especially in the regions far away from the frontlines, nobody must stay hungry. I think it’s more a energy issue, why not all people can cook at home.
As I understand, this Indian guy is supporting Ukraine by cooking food for those who can’t. So he is one of thousands of volunteers, doing their part and showing humanity!
Slava Ukraini 🕊🇺🇦
Hahahaha…
And you thought nobody would read your post 😂
I think many went through the same thing you did. I did too, just not quite as extreme. Without western support it would also have played out differently.
I agree with you. I pray for you all. 🙏
Just goes to you you how much Putin cares for life and his countrymen!
Now it is clear how brutally they treat others, when their own soldiers are treated like this!
Yet we see videos of the priest blessing the soldiers with smoke before they enter Ukraine. All for an unjust cause. Russia is literally wasting away.
💛💙 Slava Ukraini ! 💛💙 From BELGIUM
🕊🇺🇦Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦🕊
Ukrainians have proven themselves to be Spartan level warriors who command the upmost respect so this isn’t a comment on them as fighters but imagine if Russia had to fight a country who they didn’t outman, outgun, who had long range strike capability, who had a navy, who had the ability to setup air superiority and have the best in early warning and defensive capabilities? Ukrainian warriors have none of that and still absolutely embarrassed the Russian orcs on the battlefield. With a more evenly matched opponent Russia would be decimated. Remember when they were taken seriously?
@Danny Martinez Things arent always as they seem…I just wonder about underlying Russian objectives that possibly nobody is even aware of…I could also just be very cautious untrusting and paranoid when it comes to certain World Leaders.
@Danny Martinez Go down and read Veanimin F’s comment.
Жертва лгбт пропаганды)))
The boundaries of the defense lines in the Kherson area have not changed and the Ukrainian military is suffering heavy losses. As of Thursday morning, the situation in Kherson has not changed, despite the Ukrainian military’s attempts to shell the city with HIMARS rockets. The air defenses were at work and repelled four rockets flying towards Kherson. There is no damage in the city.
The Ukrainian military suffered about 50 casualties in battles with the allied forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Russian army in the past day. Ukrainian military armaments and military hardware were destroyed by joint operations of militia fighters of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Russian Armed Forces: a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two tanks (a T-72B and a T-64BV), 11 armored and motor vehicles. They also shot down two enemy unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Ukrainian military suffered about 30 casualties in clashes with forces of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) in the past day. They destroyed one tank, three armored personnel carriers, and five special motor vehicles.
Most of the best Ukrainian troops are dead. NATO troops and mercenaries are filling in.
My sympathy goes out to the mothers of those Russian soldiers. Victory be with Ukraine 🇺🇦
500 a day are being killed sad 😭
W A R I S C O M I N G
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I N T H E W A R , W E R E N O T L I K E I N I R A Q , W h e r e W E U S E D A R U G U L A R S O L D I E R S T R O O P S !!!! O N T H E F I E L D !
T H I S I S A P R E – M O B I L I S A T I O N C A L L , A C O P Y – P A S T E O N E , S A M E B E F O R E C O R E A A N D V I E T – N A M !
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W A R I S P R O F I T M A C H I N E !!!!! C N N A S L E A D E R I N W A R – P R O P A G A N D A A P A R A T U S , W A N T P A R T O F C A K E A N D
F U T U R E F O R I T S E L F !
N E V E R M I S T A K E N , S I M P L E I S A S 1 = 1 B U T H O P E S O T H A T I , M W R O N G N O W , T H A T T H O S E T I M E 1 = 1 G O N E B E 3 !
Well, America could become just like Russia, since half of the country still idol worship Trump and believe everything his pro-Trump media tells them (just like how Russians idol worship Putin)
Russian mothers care about the State
i hope they can sleep well at night knowing some of their sons are raping kids in ukraine.
It’s not about soldiers, it’s about weapons and computers
They’re sending these people into harm… Unbelievable
Man, this whole thing is heartbreaking on so many levels
@putins loyal supporters club Blabla Putin Propaganda Blabla…
Fact will be fact. Ask the free ruSSian media… oh true, there is no…
the only thing NOT heartbreaking is what happens to the russian soldiers who kill or rape ukranians, and who don’t surrender. I am not too concerned about what happens to that group of people.
@CrucialConflict How do you do that from US? give me a few pointers here
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God bless Ukraine
And Russia 🥰🥰
And God bless Mrna technology, without it we’d have a tissue shortage from all the runny noses
Last fight https://youtu.be/3RVEXAp6PuU
@Schlumpf Schlumpfiger yea not the people at the top though, and sadly the people there are all brainwashed to the point of no return so it can’t be helped they need to go too
@Paul Huang And you think people at the top in the USA Ukraine France Germany etc are better ? 🤣🤣
When you have to buy your own equipment at your own expense, you know you shouldn’t be fighting this war. This crazy…
W A R I S C O M I N G
—– A S I N T H E R U S S I A P U T I N M E D I A S , C N N I S A S A M E B R A I N W A S H E R O R C I T I Z E N !!!!
R U S S I A I S I N A S T A T E O F W A R , T O C O N T R O L M E D I A, M O R E O R L E S S , E V E R Y G O U V E R N M E N T W I L L T R Y T O P U T H A N D O F C O N T R O L O N I T …..
– W H A T C N N D O I N G N O W I S A B I T B Y B I T , E X P L A N I N G T O T H E P E O P L E H O W T E R I B L L E A N D E V I L F O R C E S A R E F R O M D A Y T O D A Y L E S S S T R O N G E R , S O P R E P A R I N G P E O P L E T H A T T H I S ,, E V I L F O R C E S ” g o n e b e e n e m y T OM M O R R O W,
I N T H E W A R W H I C H G O N E C O M E !!!!!!
I N T H E W A R , W E R E N O T L I K E I N I R A Q , W h e r e W E U S E D A R U G U L A R S O L D I E R S T R O O P S !!!! O N T H E F I E L D !
T H I S I S A P R E – M O B I L I S A T I O N C A L L , A C O P Y – P A S T E O N E , S A M E B E F O R E C O R E A A N D V I E T – N A M !
W A R W H I C H N E E D A M O B I L I S A T I O N O F R E G U L A R C I T I Z E N A S Y O U R N E I G H B O U R , M I N E C O U S I N , W H I C H M O B I L I S A T E D Y O U A N D M E !!!!!!
W A R I S P R O F I T M A C H I N E !!!!! C N N A S L E A D E R I N W A R – P R O P A G A N D A A P A R A T U S , W A N T P A R T O F C A K E A N D
F U T U R E F O R I T S E L F !
N E V E R M I S T A K E N , S I M P L E I S A S 1 = 1 B U T H O P E S O T H A T I , M W R O N G N O W , T H A T T H O S E T I M E 1 = 1 G O N E B E 3 !
All military buy their own gear this is a fake bro
@bigbootyjudylol0 No it’s really not fake there more videos about Russians having to buy their own combat kit. Russia can’t even handle equipping and training all these mobiks
It’s actually possible for basically an entire country to refuse a war. When the Swedish government threatened to invade Norway to force them to stay in our political union, the Swedish people threatened mutiny in the army and a general strike, resulting in the peaceful dissolution of the union and Norway gaining its rightful independence in 1905 (a referendum in Norway showed 99.9% support for independence). I guess there was still some support for the union here in Sweden but pretty much nobody thought it was worth a military intervention against our friends and neighbors to the west. It’s just a shame this sentiment wasn’t as strong in Russia in relation to Ukraine.