Posted on 11/17/2023 2:29:48 PM PST by Timber Rattler
The families of Russian men drafted under President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization last year have planned mass protests demanding their return home, amid reports that soldiers are being prohibited from leaving the military.
The soldiers' relatives published a manifesto on the Telegram channel The Way Home on November 12 demanding that their men be allowed home, and inviting Russians nationwide to participate in rallies on November 19. Since 2014, protesters in Russia have faced punishment for holding demonstrations without the permission of the authorities.
The RAND Corporation, an American think tank and research institute, said in a report in June that Russian personnel fighting in Ukraine have not been allowed to leave the military since Putin's decree. None would be permitted to leave until the "period of partial mobilization" is ended by another decree, it added.
"Currently, the only ways out—apart from death in combat—are reaching mandatory retirement age, medical discharge or imprisonment. Some soldiers have taken matters into their own hands by deserting," the think tank said. "Indefinite deployment and inadequate rest and rotation, due to a shortage of soldiers, mean that Russian soldiers endure prolonged exposure to combat stress, which intensifies feelings of resentment and helplessness."
State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrey Kartapolov also said in September that Russian men drafted for the war won't be rotated out of Ukraine until the so-called "special military operation" is complete.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Is Putin dead? Dead, dead?
Bkmk
The old law of non-contradiction is splayed out and being gutted by "it's a this" alongside, "no, it's a that."
Newsweak? Please.
Malaysia seems a tad distant from Russia and Ukraine. Heck, even Switzerland is closer.
The Ukies have captured a swamp during the very-young fall bezdorizhzhia [rasputitsa]!!! Curse them!!
That’s a 3-hour make-up job, right there.
And Rand Corporation. World Traveler once upon a time did some research on them earlier this week. It’s pretty much a left-leaning think tank that’s funded by grants. Bill Gates is one of the donors.
Great cred, eh? 😏
Putin's brain is now an AI in the Matrix, designed to infect all the Agent Smith NPCs. And it's working.
So many non-playing characters, sure that they are playing characters....
Take a red pill? Heck, not even "safe and effective" jabbed types. Skepticism is so-o-o warranted these days.
Old MacRattler had a thread. A-I-A-I-oh! :)
so cruel:
“Currently, the only ways out—apart from death in combat—are reaching mandatory retirement age, medical discharge or imprisonment.”
putin is an evil man
Suggested reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek
Woman in Photo:
Hey, if you paid my collagen shot bills you’d expect some praise, too.💋
We used to say to protesters: If you hate America so much why don’t you leave? Try having one of your protest marches over in Moscow.
Communist Party member Pete Seeger sings....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J_AuTJ_lkQ
“Only those losing debates attack the source rather than address and try to refute the points made by a source. You just proved you can’t refute the points made, not surprising in the least in your case.”
52 posted on 11/26/2022, 9:25:16 AM by Kazan
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4111940/posts?q=1&;page=53#53
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