Posted on 03/26/2023 7:33:27 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Vladimir Putin's commanders are forcing his conscript soldiers at gunpoint to remain at the frontline.
They are using a brutal Stalin tactic to prevent Russian reservist troops leaving their positions, say men who have seen the horror of the cannon-fodder killing fields.
'People are abandoned in the trenches as if homeless and littered with corpses,' complained Russian reservist draftees in a new video appealing directly to Vladimir Putin.
'Retreat-blocking detachments were set up against us and they did not let us out of positions.'
They are forced at gunpoint to remain in position, a tactic used by Stalin's cruel SMERSH secret police in World War Two.
They appeal to Putin hoping he will be shocked by their revelations - yet all the evidence is he approves of these 'meat-grinder' tactics.
Several of this 'Storm detachment' look with contempt at the camera in their address to the dictator.
The men make clear they are given a grotesque choice - stay in the frontline and have a slim chance of survival, or retreat and face a bullet in the head - murder - from fellow Russians in Putin's 'retreat-blocking detachments'.
'Now [we] are not allowed to go anywhere at all, they promise to humiliate us.'
They tell how the Russian state media, controlled by Putin, is lying over supposed successes in the war.
'We are in danger,' the men say in footage from close to the frontline.
'This is the village of Vodiane near Donetsk, where our media say that we are advancing successfully.
'In fact, this is not true… There are very, very big losses here.
'We sat under the open fire of mortars and artillery for 14 days. We suffered huge losses, 34 wounded, 22 dead. Our company commander was killed.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This all sounds like Nazi propaganda against Russia from 1943.
wildcard_redneck wrote: “This all sounds like Nazi propaganda against Russia from 1943.”
It wasn’t Nazi propaganda. The Russians employed “Barrage Battalions” to block the retreat of front line units. These units also fired on units which did not aggressively move forward in the attack.
BTW, US Army training emphasized that US officers were to use what ever force was necessary to stop a soldier who broke to the rear. Authorized force included lethal weapons.
“This all sounds like Nazi propaganda against Russia from 1943”.
What do you mean? The Soviets did that during WW II. They were called Barrier troops.
always there to makes excuses for Russia, aren’t you
maybe Russia is just losing?
Discerning folks do not believe propaganda from the combatants
And look how well it worked out for the Nazis.
It’s surprising the Daily Mail hasn’t yet won the war in Ukraine.
First Rule of Zeeper Club:
The Daily Mail Uke-Prop-Intell-Narrative is true!!!!!
The pro-Russia trolls aren’t helping Russia much either.
That’s nuts.
As nutty as sending zelenskysky $120 Billion?
And putting the welfare of another country ahead of our own.
What is that called again you blue-and-yellow people?
The Russians have been using the militias of the DPR, LPR, the Chechens and Wagner group on the ground. The regular Russia military, including conscriptions, have rarely seen battle on the ground.
If it's in the Daily Mail or posted by Timber, you can be sure it's disinformation.
At the very time that lines of diplomatic communication need to be open and active between Washington and Moscow, the sustained propaganda campaign portraying Russia as a communist, authoritarian state keen on re-creating the Soviet Empire makes it politically impossible for any U.S. political leader to say or do anything conciliatory towards Russia. This is both incredibly dangerous and stupid.
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The U.S. hypocrisy is staggering. U.S. politicians and media analysts continue to scream bloody murder about Russian interference in U.S. elections and their feeble efforts to use social media to sway political opinion. Yet, without a sense of irony or shame, the U.S. openly talks about getting rid of the President of Belarus. It is this kind of duplicity that has brought Russia and China together in a historic union.
As long as the United States continues to pursue policies and make public statements that Russia perceives as an existential threat to its nation and people, a war between the United States and Russia appears more likely. I really hope that I am wrong.
Order No. 227
No, I am just pointing out the truth so that even moronic Canadians can understand it.
If they looked at me as cannon fodder I’d shoot the ‘retreat blockers’ in the confusion or when no one is looking. The Russian soldiers need to learn the concept of fragging.
100 cases of it in Viet Nam, according to Wikipedia.
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