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[MaxTheFox]

A bunch of heroic partisans who were planning a bombing of a government building apparently got killed in a shootout with the FSB, which killed a few officers. Rest well, fallen heroes, and may your peers kill thousands more!

[EuchreJack]

A bunch of heroic partisans who were planning a bombing of a government building apparently got killed in a shootout with the FSB, which killed a few officers. Rest well, fallen heroes, and may your peers kill thousands more!

Could be a cover story for the FSB to murder some college students. But bravo, may it inspire more resistance.
I thought the Russians used to actually be good at stifling dissent. Outdated techniques in modern times, I guess.

[lemon10]

Vranyo; I am lying to you, you know I am lying to you, but still I am lying to you

If people reading this haven't watched this video I highly highly recommend it since it explains so much about the war.

If you don't want to watch an entire hour video I'll sumarize it a bit for you. It  basically says that there is systemic lying about everything at every single level of the Russian command structure which is actually a huge huge deal.

The entire reason Putin went into the war? Because people were lying to him.
The reason everyone thought that Russia had a super awesome military? Everyone in the military lying to each other and the press about how awesome it was.

The reason Russia is claiming they killed like 300% of the Ukranian air force and took some towns like ten times? Because people are lying to their boss who lie to their boss who lie to their boss who lies to the media.
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And currently its resulting in stuff like this, where Russia seems to just zerg rush hundreds of dudes in with no support for no reason because everyone is lying to their commanders and saying that things are going super great so their commanders just smile at the good news and send them in.

[EuchreJack]

Vranyo; I am lying to you, you know I am lying to you, but still I am lying to you

If people reading this haven't watched this video I highly highly recommend it since it explains so much about the war.

If you don't want to watch an entire hour video I'll sumarize it a bit for you. It  basically says that there is systemic lying about everything at every single level of the Russian command structure which is actually a huge huge deal.

The entire reason Putin went into the war? Because people were lying to him.
The reason everyone thought that Russia had a super awesome military? Everyone in the military lying to each other and the press about how awesome it was.

The reason Russia is claiming they killed like 300% of the Ukranian air force and took some towns like ten times? Because people are lying to their boss who lie to their boss who lie to their boss who lies to the media.
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And currently its resulting in stuff like this, where Russia seems to just zerg rush hundreds of dudes in with no support for no reason because everyone is lying to their commanders and saying that things are going super great so their commanders just smile at the good news and send them in.

I think you're missing the critical fact that lies need a kernel of truth to really thrive.
THAT is why the zerg rushes occur, the offenses occur, etc.  The smarter commanders are trying to back their lies with their limited resources.  So they send conscripts to the front with no support to announce glorious successes.

To say "no reason" fails to give the Devil his due. 

I think we need to assume many in Russia's military apparatus have real reasons for what they do. Terrible reasons, but reasons.
Our world may rely upon our nations' governments to truly dissect why Russia's various leaders do what they do, how they might act under different circumstances, and what could inspire them to acts that favor non-Russians the most.

[King Zultan]

I wonder if we'll ever find out why Russia sending all these soldiers into a meat grinder to die.

[Magmacube_tr]

I wonder if we'll ever find out why Russia sending all these soldiers into a meat grinder to die.

Putin's ego. That is the reason. Like, literally. At least the biggest reason.

[Loud Whispers]

I wonder if we'll ever find out why Russia sending all these soldiers into a meat grinder to die.

Putin looks into a camera
LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST GOT EPIC PRANKED BROOOOO!!!!! REMEMBER TO HIT THAT BELL ICON, SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE

[Magmacube_tr]

lel

[MaxTheFox]

One day, Putin will make a broadcast to all channels. His only words?

"Аристократы!"

Then the war will stop and he will step down.

[King Zultan]

I don't see how talking about a movie about cats will do anything and why Putin would mention it or how it would end the war.


It would be pretty funny if this whole thing turned out to be some weird prank only Putin found funny.

[MaxTheFox]

I don't see how talking about a movie about cats will do anything and why Putin would mention it or how it would end the war.


It would be pretty funny if this whole thing turned out to be some weird prank only Putin found funny.

Aristocrats. Not Aristocats.

And you got it.

[Strongpoint]

Electricity is overrated (God bless my powerbank and my tablet full of Tv-series)

More strikes on energy infrastrusture this week and many more to come. Winter will be... chilly.

[anewaname]

Forced conscription always gathers meat for the meat-grinder, and the officers and career military are always protected by that meat-shield. The expression of exclusionary politics on the battlefield is "you go first". Those Russian conscripts are not dying in a new way and mass communication is the only reason you are hearing about it.

[Loud Whispers]

Forced conscription always gathers meat for the meat-grinder, and the officers and career military are always protected by that meat-shield. The expression of exclusionary politics on the battlefield is "you go first". Those Russian conscripts are not dying in a new way and mass communication is the only reason you are hearing about it.

That's not entirely true; in the spirit of egalitarianism Russian generals have also been getting themselves pointlessly killed, to show solidarity with all the conscripts they're pointlessly getting killed

[EuchreJack]

Interesting article about killer robots in Ukraine.