[xennex]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Russian soldiers didn’t want to keep killing the Ukrainian soldiers in a certain region (they were pulled off the streets probably) so instead of killing them outright with artillery, in protest they made a plan to send them money and instructions on how to surrender. When the Russian leaders found out, instead of punishing the soldiers, they asked how many money they need and they helped them print the instructions even.

Umm, I HIGHLY doubt what you posted is true. Russian leaders appear to only know brutality. Did you make this up or was it fed to you?
But then maybe they thought it's worth it to try to get 10 less soldiers pushing them back to the border?

[Faust]

Originally Posted by xennex ↗

Umm, I HIGHLY doubt what you posted is true. Russian leaders appear to only know brutality. Did you make this up or was it fed to you?
But then maybe they thought it's worth it to try to get 10 less soldiers pushing them back to the border?

If the people can read it then in case of an explosive the shrapnel would have likely injured the soldier. So it makes sense in the way that if it arrives at your position and you can read it, you know that they know that they could have killed you with actual ammunition.

There was a similar case with the Ukrainian drone being able to drop instructions on how to turn themself in.

I also expect the russian commanders to want to use live ammunition only, but maybe they thought of it as a PR moment? Who knows, only sharing what was given to me, you can make up your mind, like you did wether it is real or fake :)

[Guns N' Coffee]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...se-2023-05-17/

Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face 'very serious' treason accusations

May 17 (Reuters) - Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations", the Kremlin said on Wednesday, in a treason investigation that has spread alarm through Russia's scientific community.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was aware of an open letter from Siberian scientists in defence of the men, but that the case was a matter for the security services.

In the letter, published on Monday, colleagues of Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev protested their innocence and said the prosecutions threatened to inflict grave damage on Russian science.

"We know each of them as a patriot and a decent person who is not capable of doing what the investigating authorities suspect them of," they said.

President Vladimir Putin has boasted that Russia is the global leader in hypersonic missiles, capable of travelling at speeds of up to Mach 10 (12,250 kph) to evade enemy air defences. On Tuesday, Ukraine said it had managed to destroy six of the weapons in a single night, although Russia disputed this.

Notices of academic conferences stretching back over many years show the arrested scientists were frequent participants.

In 2012, Maslov and Shiplyuk presented the results of an experiment on hypersonic missile design at a seminar in Tours, France. In 2016, all three were among the authors of a book chapter entitled "Hypersonic Short-Duration Facilities for Aerodynamic Research at ITAM, Russia".

The open letter from their colleagues at ITAM - the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in Novosibirsk - said the materials the scientists had presented in international forums had been checked repeatedly to ensure they did not include restricted information.

The cases showed that "any article or report can lead to accusations of high treason", the open letter said.

"In this situation, we are not only afraid for the fate of our colleagues. We just do not understand how to continue to do our job."

The letter also cited the case of Dmitry Kolker, another Siberian scientist who was arrested last year on suspicion of state treason and flown to Moscow despite suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. Kolker, a laser specialist, died two days later.

It said such cases were having a chilling effect on young Russian scientists.

"Even now, the best students refuse to come to work with us, and our best young employees are leaving science. A number of research areas that are critically important to laying the fundamental groundwork for the aerospace technology of the future are simply closing because employees are afraid to engage in such research."

Asked about the letter, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said: "We have indeed seen this appeal, but Russian special services are working on this. They are doing their job. These are very serious accusations."

[WonderMomma]

1. "Typical Russian day on the frontlines"
Vodka shots and Russian rap.

2. "Residents of Russian Bashkortostan published an appeal to Russian prosecutor general - a mobilized man from Bashkortostan was severely abused in the Russian army."

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by Guns N' Coffee ↗

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...se-2023-05-17/

Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face 'very serious' treason accusations

May 17 (Reuters) - Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations", the Kremlin said on Wednesday, in a treason investigation that has spread alarm through Russia's scientific community.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was aware of an open letter from Siberian scientists in defence of the men, but that the case was a matter for the security services.

In the letter, published on Monday, colleagues of Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev protested their innocence and said the prosecutions threatened to inflict grave damage on Russian science.

"We know each of them as a patriot and a decent person who is not capable of doing what the investigating authorities suspect them of," they said.

President Vladimir Putin has boasted that Russia is the global leader in hypersonic missiles, capable of travelling at speeds of up to Mach 10 (12,250 kph) to evade enemy air defences. On Tuesday, Ukraine said it had managed to destroy six of the weapons in a single night, although Russia disputed this.

Notices of academic conferences stretching back over many years show the arrested scientists were frequent participants.

In 2012, Maslov and Shiplyuk presented the results of an experiment on hypersonic missile design at a seminar in Tours, France. In 2016, all three were among the authors of a book chapter entitled "Hypersonic Short-Duration Facilities for Aerodynamic Research at ITAM, Russia".

The open letter from their colleagues at ITAM - the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in Novosibirsk - said the materials the scientists had presented in international forums had been checked repeatedly to ensure they did not include restricted information.

The cases showed that "any article or report can lead to accusations of high treason", the open letter said.

"In this situation, we are not only afraid for the fate of our colleagues. We just do not understand how to continue to do our job."

The letter also cited the case of Dmitry Kolker, another Siberian scientist who was arrested last year on suspicion of state treason and flown to Moscow despite suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. Kolker, a laser specialist, died two days later.

It said such cases were having a chilling effect on young Russian scientists.

"Even now, the best students refuse to come to work with us, and our best young employees are leaving science. A number of research areas that are critically important to laying the fundamental groundwork for the aerospace technology of the future are simply closing because employees are afraid to engage in such research."

Asked about the letter, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said: "We have indeed seen this appeal, but Russian special services are working on this. They are doing their job. These are very serious accusations."

Fucked if you do, fucked if you dont.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

1. "Typical Russian day on the frontlines"
Vodka shots and Russian rap.

2. "Residents of Russian Bashkortostan published an appeal to Russian prosecutor general - a mobilized man from Bashkortostan was severely abused in the Russian army."

That country is just full-on imploding.

[Guns N' Coffee]

Life in Russia 14 months after the Ukraine invasion

[Guns N' Coffee]

Fake News: Russian Propaganda for Beginners

[WonderMomma]

"In the Simferopol district of the occupied Crimea, unknown partisans blew up the railway track, causing several train cars to derail."

Sorry about the annoying watermarks.

[scorpion9]

Originally Posted by Guns N' Coffee ↗

Fake News: Russian Propaganda for Beginners

Re: 8-15 years for saying a few words...i think if i were a Russian, now, and i'd want to protest, then would go for the kill instead. For real.
If someone fucked up my country like that, dehumanized me like that, and lived in a fucking mansion...and i knew that the penalty for murder is 5-10 years, but for protesting its 8-15, then id just go and shoot those solovjov shitfucks and hope that others would do the same. It takes less than 1% of the population to topple a dictator.

I'm quite surprised that those vile nazi propagandist are still alive.