Russia & Ukraine
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Who cares? Killing is business, and business is good, right?
What happens to the weapons and soldiers that Putin & Russia send to Ukraine. Putin and Russia don't really know. But killing, rape, and looting is Russian business and business is good. Well until a Ukraine military unit catches up with them -- at that point the mothers in Russia are left wondering what happened to their sons.
Well, at least we agree both sides are in it for the money. But hey, you got to use your bold font to emphasize your obvious point, so there's that.
Where do the weapons go? Here is an example. One more Russian colonel. Multiplied by zero.
Notice his teenage soldiers behind him. I hope the mothers of these teens enjoyed having them sent to Ukraine as conscripts before the age of 18.
Russia must have huge losses as they try to hide the real numbers. Parents of soldiers who ask where there sons are, receive the answer that they cannot receive any information because that is a military secret.
Many of them are probably scuba diving in the Black Sea.
Article from news agency in Europe (ANP):
The Russian Defense Ministry has drawn up a plan to reduce the risk of leaking information about the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine.
For example, it is proposed that from now on relatives should turn to the military authorities for financial compensation instead of local officials. That should reduce "the circle of people" who have information about the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine, the proposal says. It has been published on a government website. It is unclear when it will take effect.
Moscow has been secretive about the death toll on the Russian side since the invasion of Ukraine. The last time the ministry gave an update on this was on March 25. It then reported that 1,351 Russian soldiers have been killed and 3,825 wounded since the invasion on February 24. The Kremlin later talked about "significant losses", but did not share any figures.
Ukrainian authorities estimate earlier today that about 20,900 Russian soldiers have already died in Ukraine.
Many of them are probably scuba diving in the Black Sea.
Article from news agency in Europe (ANP):
The Russian Defense Ministry has drawn up a plan to reduce the risk of leaking information about the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine.
For example, it is proposed that from now on relatives should turn to the military authorities for financial compensation instead of local officials. That should reduce "the circle of people" who have information about the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine, the proposal says. It has been published on a government website. It is unclear when it will take effect.
Moscow has been secretive about the death toll on the Russian side since the invasion of Ukraine. The last time the ministry gave an update on this was on March 25. It then reported that 1,351 Russian soldiers have been killed and 3,825 wounded since the invasion on February 24. The Kremlin later talked about "significant losses", but did not share any figures.
Ukrainian authorities estimate earlier today that about 20,900 Russian soldiers have already died in Ukraine.
Wealthy Russian businessman freaks out: “Russians have a rotten army”
Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov, hard hit by Western sanctions, says he is opposed to the war in Ukraine and calls on the West to find a way out of the conflict. "Give Putin a chance to save face and stop this massacre," the wealthy former banker wrote in a post on Instagram.
Tinkov, founder of a bank in Moscow that still bears his name, says Ukraine is in a "crazy war" and that the Russians have a "rotten army." The generals themselves would have recognized that, he says. "How could it be otherwise in a country full of rivalry, muckraking and fleeing behavior," the billionaire grumbles.
In Russia, there is little support for Putin and his so-called "military operation," the oligarch said. Ninety percent of Russians are against this war, Tinkov writes. “Ten percent of the country is made up of idiots. You have that in every country.”
He added that Kremlin officials are "appalled" that they and their children would no longer be able to spend their summer vacation in the Mediterranean. “Businessmen are trying to save what is left of their property.” What Tinkov means by that is not clear from the message.
Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov, hard hit by Western sanctions, says he is opposed to the war in Ukraine and calls on the West to find a way out of the conflict. "Give Putin a chance to save face and stop this massacre," the wealthy former banker wrote in a post on Instagram.
Tinkov, founder of a bank in Moscow that still bears his name, says Ukraine is in a "crazy war" and that the Russians have a "rotten army." The generals themselves would have recognized that, he says. "How could it be otherwise in a country full of rivalry, muckraking and fleeing behavior," the billionaire grumbles.
In Russia, there is little support for Putin and his so-called "military operation," the oligarch said. Ninety percent of Russians are against this war, Tinkov writes. “Ten percent of the country is made up of idiots. You have that in every country.”
He added that Kremlin officials are "appalled" that they and their children would no longer be able to spend their summer vacation in the Mediterranean. “Businessmen are trying to save what is left of their property.” What Tinkov means by that is not clear from the message.
Which sides are “both sides?”