[Faust]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/u...offensive.html

This could be Russian propaganda, but maybe it is true

[Faust]

This is pretty sad

[WonderMomma]

"There are less convicts these days in Russia, and those who remain, are not enthusiastic about going to the frontlines. So now Russia thinks they could be replaced by migrants.

Sources in Russia report mass raids on labor migrants. Reportedly, migrants from the following countries: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Moldova and Belarus -

Are among the first candidates to get arrested on false criminal cases (both legal and illegal migrants).

Then they will allegedly be sent to war with Ukraine."

[Roosta]

The orcs are in a tail spin.

[Faust]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"There are less convicts these days in Russia, and those who remain, are not enthusiastic about going to the frontlines. So now Russia thinks they could be replaced by migrants.

Sources in Russia report mass raids on labor migrants. Reportedly, migrants from the following countries: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Moldova and Belarus -

Are among the first candidates to get arrested on false criminal cases (both legal and illegal migrants).

Then they will allegedly be sent to war with Ukraine."

Would be interested in those sources actually

[chechnya]

Originally Posted by Roosta ↗

The orcs are in a tail spin.

Yeah, that's what I've been hearing for a year now. You should be more realistic on the potential outcome of this war. Russia has enough equipment and people to drag this out for a decade. Not to mention the gold reserves.

[WonderMomma]

"Terrorist Girkin says Ukraine has a chance to break through the occupiers' defence in Zaporizhzhia due to a lack of equipped and trained reserves for Russia. He revealed this in an hour-long livestream. The 2-minute video is a short snippet from it."

[Faust]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"Terrorist Girkin says Ukraine has a chance to break through the occupiers' defence in Zaporizhzhia due to a lack of equipped and trained reserves for Russia. He revealed this in an hour-long livestream. The 2-minute video is a short snippet from it."

Does the existence of this video contradict (your?) earlier reports that Russia jails everybody that criticises the Special Military Operation?

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by Faust ↗

Does the existence of this video contradict (your?) earlier reports that Russia jails everybody that criticises the Special Military Operation?

No. It doesn't. He is just getting away with it. But Russia does jail people (and worse) for criticizing the war.

I don't author these things and they're not my reports. You know that. I'm just sharing what I find.

Stop asking me such silly questions, Faust. You're still calling it a special military operation and not a war. We have nothing to talk about.

[Guns N' Coffee]