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Vladimir Putin forces his cannon-fodder conscripts to remain at frontline with threat of a bullet in the head from his 'retreat-blocking detachment' if they flee to save their lives in Ukraine
The Daily Mail ^ | March 25, 2023 | Oliver Price

Posted on 03/26/2023 7:33:27 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

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1 posted on 03/26/2023 7:33:27 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
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This all sounds like Nazi propaganda against Russia from 1943.


2 posted on 03/26/2023 7:35:01 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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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.


3 posted on 03/26/2023 7:44:57 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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“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.


4 posted on 03/26/2023 7:45:10 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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always there to makes excuses for Russia, aren’t you

maybe Russia is just losing?


5 posted on 03/26/2023 7:46:27 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Timber Rattler

Discerning folks do not believe propaganda from the combatants


6 posted on 03/26/2023 7:46:35 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: DugwayDuke

And look how well it worked out for the Nazis.


7 posted on 03/26/2023 7:48:31 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: wildcard_redneck

It’s surprising the Daily Mail hasn’t yet won the war in Ukraine.


8 posted on 03/26/2023 7:52:50 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Timber Rattler

First Rule of Zeeper Club:

The Daily Mail Uke-Prop-Intell-Narrative is true!!!!!


9 posted on 03/26/2023 8:00:11 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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The pro-Russia trolls aren’t helping Russia much either.


11 posted on 03/26/2023 8:12:12 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: C210N

That’s nuts.


12 posted on 03/26/2023 8:12:57 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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As nutty as sending zelenskysky $120 Billion?


13 posted on 03/26/2023 8:14:52 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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And putting the welfare of another country ahead of our own.

What is that called again you blue-and-yellow people?


14 posted on 03/26/2023 8:28:12 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Timber Rattler
Yet, another incredible case of projection. Ukraine is the side that is rounding up conscripts, as young as 16 and as old as 60, and sending them to be cannon fodder in places like Bakhmut.

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.

15 posted on 03/26/2023 8:28:25 AM PDT by Kazan
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https://sonar21.com/can-americas-leaders-find-an-accommodation-with-russia/

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.

16 posted on 03/26/2023 8:30:20 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: Timber Rattler

Order No. 227


17 posted on 03/26/2023 8:32:36 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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"always there to makes excuses for Russia, aren’t you"

No, I am just pointing out the truth so that even moronic Canadians can understand it.

18 posted on 03/26/2023 9:05:42 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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19 posted on 03/26/2023 9:07:16 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: wildcard_redneck

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.


20 posted on 03/26/2023 9:09:13 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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