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Source: The Hill
Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said Thursday that a platoon of Russian soldiers surrendered to the Ukrainian military, saying they "didn't know that they were brought to Ukraine to kill Ukrainians."
At a press briefing, Markarova said, "Just before I came here, we got information from our chief commander that one of the platoons of the 74th motorized brigade from Kemerovo Oblast surrendered."
"They didn't know that they were brought to Ukraine to kill Ukrainians. They thought they were doing something else there," she added.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/595728-ukrainian-ambassador-says-russian-platoon-surrendered-to-ukrainian
I was wondering what the people in the Russian military were going through with this.
So, at least some of them, had no idea what their mission was. Their media keeps them mis-informed and un-informed.
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mysteryowl
Feb 2022
OP
Exactly. Plus, when one is a soldier your time is not spent watching/reading media.
mysteryowl
Feb 2022
#12
These are mainly 18 year old farm kids who don't have any interest in being there.
COL Mustard
Feb 2022
#9
What is sad. Putin does not give a shit about those Russian soldiers on a human level.
texasfiddler
Feb 2022
#13
That is what they need more of when they discover the true reason for their invasion.
Bev54
Feb 2022
#18
The lesson cited in the Russian Revolution to explain the Bolshevik victory
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2022
#22