1/ The acute exhaustion and demoralisation of the Russians fighting in eastern Ukraine comes across in a vivid description of conditions on the ground, as told by the Telegram blog of a Russian soldier titled, revealingly, 'Groundhog Day'. ⬇️
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We're not going to cry over the feelings of Russian soldiers, are we? Besides, are you sure they have feelings? They've been massacring and being massacred for 3 years, killing each other, stealing, raping, killing, destroying, and you want us to believe they have hearts?
Yes they are humans, but raised on values inconsistent with global views. Russian soldiers are fodder, sent off to fight w/o enough ammo, food or h2o. They write bc they fear how life ends. They cry for mercy, yet gave none to the all women & children they raped & murdered. Not 1 oz of sympathy.
Yes, I wish they would all surrender. Assuming they believe that would be the safe option. I kinda assume many would be on that side of this war bc of Puntin-propaganda.
"I have not been able to concentrate, sit down and write a note lately. Another hit cuts off the power, so I sit down to try to convey all the feelings of the last few days.
3/ "It is difficult to say that this is even real. The whole essence of what is happening to us, in general and to me in particular, is expressed easily and simply - a nightmare. No, there is no fear as such.
4/ "It’s just that day and night you sit underground and any attempt to stick your head out and run ten meters is a sophisticated suicide attempt. The sky resembles an international tourist airport – not a single second of clear space.
5/ "Constant shelling by mortars, artillery and tanks. Regular drops and scattering of cluster munitions, sowing all the space around. Go to the toilet? A five-liter bottle, that's it. Warm up the dugout? No higher than 15 degrees, otherwise we start to "glow" [in infrared].
6/ "We are tired. Very tired – to the point of nervous tics, insomnia and swearing.
We are impatiently waiting for them to say that's it, the war is over, we can go out. To be completely frank – we just want to finish all this and go home.
7/ "We want to go to a place where we can sleep peacefully, eat and go to the toilet – and where a piece of iron stuffed with explosives won't fly at you and tear you in half.
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I hate Putin for doing this. To his own people and to the Ukrainiens, and to the world for so many years.
Thank you for posting ✌🏻
"I have not been able to concentrate, sit down and write a note lately. Another hit cuts off the power, so I sit down to try to convey all the feelings of the last few days.
We are impatiently waiting for them to say that's it, the war is over, we can go out. To be completely frank – we just want to finish all this and go home.