Hear Russian prisoner's chilling final message to wife after fighting in Ukraine

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh investigates Russia's use of prisoners to fight the war in Ukraine. #CNN #News

[@yael1473]

As a former soldier (not for Russia) I'm truly horrified how they treat their soldiers. No proper training, no gear, food, shelter, not enough ammo and now being used for target practice? How can anyone be patriotic to a country when your life has absolutely no value to them? And for what? A land grab by a country that is already the largest in the world?

[@lukeduke6693]

You do realize this story was a hoax, and the guy is alive on Russian TV, and still supports Russia?

[@lukeduke6693]

Oh I see from your comment about "land grab" that you have not the slightest idea what this war is being fought about and that CNN is your only source of news. Soldier got lost, they scared him to check if he changed sides, but he actually mislead the Ukranians and has received honors. He is alive and still pro-Russia.

[@marcusaurelius3487]

This is all propaganda, hope you know this. CNN is the same network that claimed Iraq had WMDs.

[@lukeduke6693]

@@marcusaurelius3487 It took a few months for WMD hoax to fall apart. This "tortured last words soldier" was alive on Russian TV the next day. Progress?

[@marcoAKAjoe]

True dat

[@sowah2f]

Pure evil. How can anyone respect this Russian government

[@vladprostate395]

i never have and never will

[@guynorth3277]

Putin has brought Russia to the very pits of Hell, the question is when will it really hit those folks, and then they are really going to need help!

[@mikegreen9774]

How can you respect the US government? They are all clowns.

[@scottdavis421]

@@jimbob7281 shut up Vlad

[@victorvictor369]

you can print "." after a word "russian"

[@sargeantandassociatesenter9066]

The last part of this story is upsetting. A exchange student you throw in the war, this is wickedness to the highest.

[@sangeet9100]

while recruiting prisoners is nothing new (US has been doing that; small felons used to be given option to join the force or go to jail) for the Russian tyrant it is a win-win in that he can't afford to feed the prisoners and he has no voluntary recruits for his terrorist gang

[@bestieswithtesties]

Is it better or worse if they forced him to do it? If they didn't, he chose to go to war. Both are pretty bad situations.

[@roddo1955]

@@bestieswithtesties he came to Russia fir education, not to join an army for a country he holds no allegiance to. He was a foreign exchange student who broke a law. Not a conscripted soldier for the Russian army.

[@wutm8]

after the whole "elite tractor squad" of Ukrainian farmers stealing tanks and APC's with no "Z's" on them. Along with the entire anonymous "Ghost of Kieve ace fighter pilot" its hard to believe anything from CNN in this war.

[@rv12311]

​@@roddo1955there is some doubt that he did break the law. That's one of the most tragic things about his story 😢

[@titantanic7255]

Thank God my brother escaped Russia just before he turned 18, can’t imagine what he would experience if he stayed.

[@vayate1234]

That is the difference between life and death.

[@Qoolez]

your brother is a coward and a traitor. possibly a rotten apple. he was not in danger, only ukrainians send 18 and 60 year olds to the war.

[@Gerasimos_slava]

🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖

[@37basshunter]

someone i know was fortunate enough to have his older brother pay for passage for him to get out of the country scary stuff !

[@bwflnz5310]

they dont take in 18 year olds, your reading to much propaganda shit

[@3114bsad]

You've really lost a war when you're killing your own soldiers

[@tiagomonteiro130]

In ww1 this was happening on all sides no matter if British, German, French or Russian deserters were executed

[@3114bsad]

@Tiago Monteiro I'm guessing you didn't watch the video, or missed the part that they killed him because he was too injured to continue fighting

[@jackattack2608]

Imagine what they do to the captured Ukrainian soldiers when folks aren't paying attention. If they capture all of Ukraine what do you think they will do then?

[@jm4236]

Theres zero value for human life in Putlers military

[@hochmeisterr]

@@jackattack2608 Trade them for RU prisoners? I am not deniying RU mistreatment of UKra PoW but a POW is worth more alive specially if the POW is a pilot.

[@123slither]

This video tells you everything about what Ukraine is fighting for. To not live under such violence, bullying and brutality of Putin and his regime

[@Narutojaden]

Yes, fighting for worthy cause like getting rid of Nazis and p€#70s rapis7 s and that whole ring organized by the dr*g and sx ring thats funded also by the US most richest people and politicians and other NATO countries yeah, why would anybody step to them? Sounds like a lot of people that are underground that people don’t know about because you’re not allowed to talk about it.

[@MonsterSound]

Well said. 💙💛

[@Glorytoglorzo]

Ukraine fights for all of us. ❤

[@domsonshuneson6754]

Russia does not play by the rules that is why they will win.

[@kiithkadeshi1576]

nope, zelensky hitler 2.0 must be targeted with a boo M.

[@Kaldortangerine]

this is heart wrenching because he not only was aware of his fate, he never once smiled in those videos and photos. he knew, he knew all those men infront of him were spending their final nights believing they will be pardoned. being pardoned in russia is like taking a vacation to siberia or dancing the Mozambique drill, or just standing near windows if you're an oligarch

[@leesagomez6615]

Using ww1 over the top and everyone charge at the same time unlukies get the bullets the lucky ones are wounded or covered by dead ☠️ guys I saw a video and a ww1 machine gun was still capable of killing was being used. Everyone over the wall when you hear the whistle.

[@sacareapyro6326]

why do you fkn people feel sorry for some ogres that invaded another country and now their paying the price who tf sude are you on your heart should be breaking for all the innocent civilians children babies and pregnant women got killed not some Russian invaders

[@bestieswithtesties]

He was the only one who knew that war isn't a joke and that a lot of them, possibly none of them, were going to be alive for very long. Everyone else thought they were about to go play STALKER or Tarkov irl and have a blast. Not him. He knew war is war and they were probably going to die.

[@runnergo1398]

Ukraine should have kept the nukes to keep Russia from invading.

[@kevinkinne7119]

@@bestieswithtestiesOh, they had a blast, all right....A whole LOT of them...

[@IllegalMonkeStalin]

I served for the USSR and the Russian Federation. We never used to be this ridiculous. Back when we first became a federation and prior, we were a formidable force. The USSR left us with fabulous training and high quality equipment. Had we struck Ukraine then, we would’ve won in weeks. However, most of that equipment fell into disuse and nobody even bothered making the appropriate equipment for our current fighting force, nor did they allow me and other old schoolers to actually train our forces correctly. It’s why I left in 2013 as a Lieutenant General. Inadequate and appalling. Most of Ukraine’s weapons are American, so I just applaud the U.S for fun. We use equipment from the 70’s that hardly functions and untrained convicts, so you can probably guess why we’re getting our asses handed back to us.

[@c.davidgraves4848]

So you are sorry that the Putin is not able to impose his murderous Kleptocracy on the people of Ukraine?

[@zie9171]

How come you're English is so good? Surely they could draft you again? And what is your opinion of Navalny?

[@freemusicforyou2011]

Unfortunately, historically life in Russia is not worth much, and selfish bunker man instead of changing this, decided to continue this disgusting trend. I am a Russian citizen who was is and always will be against any war and this in particular.

[@CockmageLVL99]

Thank you for speaking out. That takes a lot of courage, because by commenting under "western propaganda" (from Kremel perspective) you eventually will show up in their crosshairs. I don't know if I would find this courage, so 100% respect from a western citizen who also is against war.

[@macyjensen3390]

I’m sorry your country is putting you all and the rest of the world through this. I hope you’re somewhere safe!! Stay strong!! ♥️♥️

[@freemusicforyou2011]

@@CockmageLVL99 thanks for your support. I just wanna let people know that not everyone in Russia supports this meaningless war.

[@freemusicforyou2011]

@@macyjensen3390 well, I am currently in Russia, so as for safety I would say it's so so. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it.

[@sookie_the_fairy]

All this for a patch of land that once belonged to Russia?? Your fighting over dirt.. Your fighting for one man's obsession.. Rise up against Putin.. This will be known as the million man war.. Because of so many lost.. Your life will not be any better if Ukraine is a part of Russia or not.. This is pointless.. Great comment by the way ♥

[@BigDad200]

These prisoners should turn on their handlers. If you are going to die you may as well take those who forces you to charge.

[@k172134]

agreed

[@NathanBee3]

I would

[@raymondparnell439]

@@k172134 it's not that easy probably not even possible for the prisoners soldiers.

[@petewilcox3354]

Their handlers order charges from Putin's personal residence.

[@sigmaputin6888]

They are fighting for their beloved motherland not all are cowards you know 🇷🇺🐻🍯☝🏻

[@user-iv4yb6mk8e]

Glory to Ukraine!

[@MsTeryStalker]

Forced to fight for the Rooskee war machine. It's so despicable! I'm so sorry for these individuals and their loved ones. And my heart goes out to Ukraine forever! ❤

[@arek3866]

Unhuman svolotches! Do not deserve to live! Ruski's garbage!!!

[@BritishMan-ov2og]

Come on front line and help solder

[@Wulfstan1938]

If not for felony I would@@BritishMan-ov2og

[@mikelbrenn111]

This is basically a Stalin era happening all over again.

[@igorsmirnoff7640]

Up to 5 million Americans died of hunger the same time because of Great Depression. Stop spreading bullshit. Black peoples were demonstrated in zoo in west countries the same time. Old people of 65+ and teenagers of 10 were forced to work for 12 hours for capitalists the same time. Churchill proclaimed Africans and Indians as subhumans the same time. US and britts participated in Nazi Olympic the same time. Just Stalin sent troops to fight for democracy in Spain against Nazi in 1936. Who r u??? U r nothing

[@dreb222]

@@igorsmirnoff7640 your information is a bit skewed there. Besides how can you praise someone who single handed was responsible for the direct starving of nearly 10 million people? Troll. The USA is not your enemy, go back to Russia and tell them. Your government is your enemy. Period.

[@kajiuna]

Fuck em, let them meet Satan

[@plurplursen7172]

It's unbelievable. But there it is. George Orwell did warn us about it. It's just amazing how the Russian people have been breed to accept it so fast. Guess it's in their DNA

[@igorsmirnoff7640]

@@dreb222 who r u to judge great Russia? 21 of 24 my relatives were killed by nazis but we conquered Berlin. U r not a troll but just lgbt loser. West had been gaining profits from colonies in Africa Asia and America but USSR destroyed colonial system in the world. The same time there were racist restrictions in US until 1968. Who r U?

[@cjordan4166]

It seems like this could be a way for Russia to rid itself of the expense of keeping these prisoners, and hoping to wear down the Ukrainians in the process. Not the dumbest idea in the world, just the cruelest.

[@mikeb5664]

Its just target practice for your enemy. And that's dumb.

[@myshepspud1]

Unfortunately seems like they are low on munitions.. Imagine how many thrown to the slaughter to be expending so much.

[@skycloud4802]

I wondered this. Russia know what it's doing, and it's willing to throw every rulebook in the fire to achieve it. Mass civilian bombing, forced conscription, and other war crimes.

[@hymns4ever197]

You nailed it.

[@luttlur7385]

@@myshepspud1 rockets and now munitions, I smell ghost of Kiev 😂😂

[@wez492]

Go Ukraine 🇺🇦 !!!

[@petezereeeah]

It is sickening to see people treated like this. I'm a proud American, but no Russian ever did anything to harm me or my family. How that nation treats it's military is horrendous.

[@Proxymated]

yeah maybe don't learn from yankee media that has 0 credibility. how many decades of half assed lying does it take for you to get a clue that CNN is not real news.

[@gerot201]

just like the cold war

[@ArtisZ]

If they treat their own this way, imagine what they would do to you? That's what Ukrainians are up against. Call your congressman.

[@fitnessjunger9659]

They need democracy

[@vertigo20001]

Russia will pay for this for a long time.

[@samusaran6936]

Hopefully

[@timslomkl]

If colonizers paid African .... America pay their activities in Yugoslavia Cambodia Vietnam Iraq Afghanistan Syria Libya Yemen then Russia wanna pay

[@Sir_Typesalot]

Never. Because Russians are wired differently than Europeans. They may be white, but their mentality is Asian. They need a dictator, in whatever form. A tsar, a king, a despot, a KGB agent… as long as they are beaten into submission, Russians will find an excuse to put up with it. Blaming the West for their personal tragedy is an Olympic discipline in Russia.

[@user-dv7hq2rh4g]

@@timslomkl Go leave the west, hypocrite.

[@shurely2559]

@@timslomkl another whataboutism person same with Russia with Afghanistan Syria Georgia Moldova Chechnya

[@Estoooopid]

The real tragedy is the person that started all this is nice and comfortable in his mansion.

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

I couldn’t agree more Chris 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 he won’t be cold, hungry…I have family in Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@kevinJ6665]

Dude is a huge coward. Hopefully his cancer gets the best of him soon. Russia will party like its 1766 when he finally passes. “Ding dong the witch is dead”

[@chrisspellman8545]

He's a genius just like king Donald said! He just wants to make Russia great again🙄

[@mjlfz1]

Same with every war unfortunately.

[@kevincage1641]

@Chris Smith Congress is sort of nice and comfortable in their mansions and few if any of their children fight in wars too. This is the golden rule. Whoever's got the gold makes the rule.

[@grassrootsfootball225]

Hes putting convicts on the front line... smh

[@louisbusingye743]

These war crimes will come back to haunt them

[@arturopascual9894]

That last segment with the Tanzanian student crystallizes the State Department’s recommendation for US citizens to leave Russia

[@32143as]

Thats funny because American tourists seem to love Russia

[@MrReaxxionAction]

​@@32143as but is this love to death? I mean, siting in a bathhouse with russians and drinking alcohol is fine, but fight for them in the war...And you have a probability to meet the international legion and be killed by your countrymans. But I must admit that there are probably a couple of dozen people who want to join the russian army

[@oldbloke135]

@@32143as Those days are gone. Tourism is just another income stream Putin threw away, one of many. But never mind, Russia can survive on its own. Who wants a Mercedes when you can have a Lada? Who wants an iPhone when you can have two tin cans and a piece of string?

[@Rod732]

He wanted to fight tho

[@davethorstry6700]

@@32143as Quite right. Americans flocked to russia in friendliness as well as receiving russians as such in the US. In fact all western countries did. It was peace and russia was accepted into the free Western world. I guarantee there are many more russians that immigrated to the US than Americans to russia. Retired US fighter pilots payed fortunes to fly a russian MIG etc. russia chose to be a world aggressor under sputum after outsing Gorbie and Yeltsin so he could return to the former USSR days. russia will one day, a long time from now, after the imminent defeat be a great place again, with sensibile sane leaders and peace loving citizens.

[@mosesndona2715]

A Zambian student was also killed in Putin's dirty war. He went to study in Russia, later the family was told that he was in prison for drug crimes, sent to Ukraine and died there. His family just received his body. It's sad

[@maciekapocaliptic]

Shouldn`t go for studies in ruSSia and on top of that dealing with drugs. Yes, it`s a pity, but stupidity has it`s borders.

[@ElonMasks]

Damn

[@covidcol3505]

at least he didn't come to the uk on a rubber boat.we could send another 50,000 illegals to putins barbarosa

[@Lockieez]

Sad. Reminds me of the press gangs of the 1700's where people were literally snatched off the street to be conscripted into the military.

[@not.likely]

He was involved with drugs, the reports say so

[@JaBoss397]

Keep fighting Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@jeffmatta5961]

That made my heart so heavy:( if they only realize

[@steft7903]

The loss of life in this war is utterly appalling.

[@kh2716]

It's not even started yet!

[@jacobwaddell6075]

That is a hallmark of Russia in pretty much any conflict in their history.

[@Hero4fun77]

Here in the netherland I learn history of how russian fight. Exactly like this under stalin. Damn, russia never change.

[@mazamatov]

@@jacobwaddell6075 you wanna keep regurgitating propaganda from that CIA shill Peter Zeihan?

[@PKMNHUB]

It’s still less than Russia was facing vs Covid pre war. They would’ve lost 3x as many random Russians instead of the ones they are sending to die an entirely different way. Meanwhile deaths in the US from Covid alone are 8x higher than war casualties combined. America could use a shutdown to preserve human lives. We are losing a war most don’t even know is happening anymore. Russia Covid cases have dropped basically flat since the war began.

[@spacemanjupiter]

Wow, the last dude probably had a minor offense with weed or something. Imagine going there as a student and ending up fighting on the front lines of a war within a day or two, and not even getting to contact your family before being sent to your death. The only hell that exists is on this planet.

[@Kuwandi]

pretty sure they are looking for any foreigners first and since russia is quite rasist country they will pick people of color right away - it is not a safe place for Africans as russian sociatey is quite rasist and identify with extreme nazi ideology

[@dagreenblazer5958]

Yes, that's exactly what i thought - I'd be very surprised if it was anything more than just abit of weed. I would also suspect Russian racism against a black man played a large part in it too, but to coerce any foreign national to fight their war is disgusting. My heart goes out to Nemes Tarimo and his family.

[@nathanmcbow158]

Yeah, it came as a minor shock at first, but then I quickly realized that I was not surprised. A desperate government will break any rule to secure a single sliver of their future, even if that means conscripting tourists, aid workers, foreign diplomats, journalists or in this case exchange students.

[@mattg4836]

If be even had weed at all. I bet they arrest minorities and send them to the front Ines for no crimes committed.

[@panzerblitz2140]

@@dagreenblazer5958 Or it's also likely it was trumped up charges and/or planted evidence. Russia is a dictatorship they can imprison you on a whim.

[@NablyudatelZaZhiznyu]

Russia always was a terrible antihumanist country.

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

Dispicable

[@AiRPasternak]

Use of convicts during war is not rare but using them as cannon fodder in human waves to assault a position just makes them sitting ducks to light machine guns fire.

[@darthwiizius]

Russian "tactics" are very General Hague, only Hague wasn't given access to hardened criminals to use as cannon fodder so he destroyed most of a generation of average Brits instead. Still, give it a few more months and Russia will run out of criminals.

[@marcusaurelius3487]

This is all propaganda, hope you know this. CNN is the same network that claimed Iraq had WMDs. HUman wave tactics don't even work in the 21ths century

[@schutzanzug4518]

There has only been like 140 confirmed dead pows as of last month, and it’s not cannon fodder… you are just brainless

[@trancemadmaz]

I think this is deliberate for 2 reason. 1. Waste Ukrainian and Nato ammo. 2. Getting rid of so called "undesirables" in Russian society

[@paulmartinez7794]

The Russian government needs to be held accountable for war crimes when this war is done and over!

[@brockbrawn1524]

So does America.

[@yermanoffthetelly]

@strangerhythm Approximately 275k -306k Iraqi civilians dead is a false equivalence, um ok hypocrite.

[@nathanmcbow158]

@@strangerhythm He is not wrong though, America is yet to claim responsibility for a number of war crimes.

[@Rob774]

@@nathanmcbow158 Perhaps. But right now... its Russia doing this.

[@torehaaland6921]

@@nathanmcbow158 but they are completely irrelevant to this war. Only an imbecile brings it up. Why not bring up the boer war, the genoside in Rwanda or the rampages of Alexander the great at the same time. They are just as relevant.

[@rodanacsor1239]

Good too have this information

[@billytheweasel]

Brave interviewees. Brave war reporters.

[@candykane4271]

I feel so sad for the Tanzanian mama.

[@gbarhip]

why he went to another country to kill the locals not a good person that his mama raised

[@gardenjoy5223]

She was his cousin.

[@revcharlesblessing464]

People loosing live's because of one stupid man who is hungry for blood

[@narrogers1571]

"loosing life's"???? Oh brother.

[@nd801]

This is a very wrong opinion. The majority of Russians support this war. And many of them are adissatisfied with the softness that Putin is showing towards Ukraine.

[@TheAlchaemist]

People loosing lives for one stupid man who is hungry of blood, but backed by a small % of Russian nationalists, and not stopped by a huge % of apathetic self defined as "apolitical", in a country that does not have a single democratic gen, and not a single really democratic experience in its history. Perfect recipe for disaster...

[@justicebrooks3517]

He's literally a vampire. What a sick soul.

[@fatiht8863]

People are losing their lives*

[@j.kelley1685]

I guess the general public would think that this is awful but as a former convict most of us would readily join a front line to get out from behind the wall

[@JulieLabrado-jl7nh]

Please lord hear our pleas to stop this horrible war!!!

[@devitus781]

Lol

[@chectasy1731]

Glory to the very brave little Ukraine.

[@rossicourvosi218]

Ukraine ain't little it's just Russia is massive

[@ibagm.8]

@@rossicourvosi218 die grösse ist relativ ... geistig und in vielem anderem mehr ist UA eindeutig der gewinner und sie werden es schaffen, den ruZZischen eindringling abzuschaffen! 💙💛

[@colonel1967sir]

🌈😂

[@snowsnow4231]

little Ukraine is bigger than France, I swear western commentators are like children

[@marshuswp3325]

Slava Ukraini from Canada!

[@cloraformsgood5340]

Unfortunately it's become a clear case of good vs evil and unfortunately it looks like good will have to completely destroy evil to put an end to this madness. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦💪

[@marshuswp3325]

Amen! Although it was already clearly good vs evil back in 2014. Slava Ukraini!

[@extremebrah]

Everyday I Pray to God in Jesus name to end this war.

[@nakedgranpaw]

why tf you say "unfortunately"?

[@lisawise9849]

And Hitler wouldn't stop either until he was absolutely crushed and neither will the Russian Hitler.

[@Hamdad]

@@lisawise9849 Did Russians learn nothing from fighting Nazis? Or perhaps they learned too much

[@cobraclutch9686]

god bless all🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tessahugo5448]

SHOCKING 😡😡

[@secularsekai8910]

I remember hearing of the Tanzanian student. Illegally drafting citizens of other countries, even if they are serving criminal sentences….absolutely vile and illegal.

[@Rod732]

The tanzanite guy wanted to fight tho

[@michellekemp3104]

@@Rod732no he didn’t want to fight he was taken from jail and sent to war after being sent to jail on trumped up charges after attending a demonstration, they did mention it in the video😏

[@torinjones3221]

No he volunteered and joined Wagner a PMC thats different to being drafted into the Russian military

[@secularsekai8910]

@@torinjones3221 A choice between war or Russian prison is no choice at all.

[@jfm14]

​@@secularsekai8910 Exactly. The guy probably thought this was his best chance at getting out of that hellhole. Sad.

[@krisradjpaul278]

War is always full of atrocity’s and evil but I can’t find words to truly describe what’s happening.

[@spicyirwin5835]

War? Putin invaded Ukraine so Ukraine is defending their home. Russia is not getting bombed. They r raping & torturing women & kidnapping babies while killing children. PUTIN IS 1 ON THE ANTICHRISTS Bible states.

[@krisradjpaul278]

What do yo mean?

[@Waverlyduli]

Then you really said nothing.

[@NoMpHansles]

Me either. This doesn't even seem like a bloody war. It sounds bloody but. Not a war it. Seems like some crazy bull shiet

[@justinmurray4652]

You probably have no idea about whats really happening or why it started

[@tmacdagreattv]

It’s amazing how they have a picture of victor randomly holding an Ak

[@mbaxter22]

It’s insane this is going on in the 21st century. I have completely given up on humanity.

[@Yestradamus-]

““No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”” from “War an Peace in the Space Age” , by Lt.Gen James Gavin 1958…. remembering what he heard Patton say before being shipped out to fight.

[@bri2120]

Patton also fought the wrong enemy

[@generalyellor8188]

Any of the millions of people who have seen the Best Picture Oscar winning 1970 movie Patton is aware of that quote.

[@Yestradamus-]

@@generalyellor8188 Not a quote from a movie. It’s from a 1958 book by Lt.Gen James Gavin about his MEMORY of what he heard Patton say, General Yeller. How old were you in 1958?

[@justicebrooks3517]

Just so sad putler will never sacrifice anything for Russia but is happy to sacrifice millions for no reason.

[@dontletherspeak7575]

@@bri2120 This guy is getting it.

[@clarencekennedy2264]

It’s horrible how governments treat its people.

[@NotUnymous]

It's Russia, not "governments". Dont strawman

[@adamjo5287]

No, its horrible how terrorist russia treats its people.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@NotUnymous correct: China, Burma, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, etc; it's horrible how TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIPS treat people.

[@ZetaReticulan98]

Governments aren't for the people, they're against the people. All governments are the same in this regard. They only care about their own skin and not the skin of the people.

[@O6i]

Dictators* communist trash russians.

[@sbakernyc5761]

Russia sent soldiers fighting in ww2 out on the Frontline without guns sometimes. If you were unlucky enough not to have a gun, the commanding officer simply told you to take it from the guy in front of you when he dropped. Crazy they haven't changed much in 80 years

[@teofiloconstanza5490]

Nigeria and all Africa needs to watch this tipe of vidios

[@ShapeupShiptout]

I can't believe none of these convicts don't get together and take down the big man.

[@SDS007fi]

When population of a country consists of desendents of slaves and traitors, because all other kind was executed or run away in early 20th century, you endup with a nation that is raised by people who don't understand the meaning of word freedome, and only know how to serve and suffer.

[@mutexin]

Well, maybe stop believing in Ukrainian propaganda.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

russians are not very intelligent. So many say they don’t like the war or don’t want to fight, but then say they are so pathetic and worthless that they will blindly obey.

[@garybeaton3802]

@ShapeupShiptout They don't because this piece is propaganda. Check out the Russian government's approval rating and then compare it to another country.

[@EvolutionIX219]

​@Gary Beaton I'm sure Kim Jong Uns approval rating is high too 😄 put down the meth pipe Gary

[@HeavyDutyModularSynths]

Crap thats horrible to be treated that way.

[@mitchellmaerz8429]

It's a sad thing. Or is full of sorrows and it's not the glamorous thing that you might think it is.

[@tombstoned8023]

*Long Live Zelensky!!*

[@xoserubi2821]

Viva Zelensky!

[@MsRollingstone11]

Zelenskyy

[@IgorFranknstn27]

Long live our dear leader Vladimir Putin!

[@jessemcleod8788]

Long live Trump

[@ibagm.8]

@@IgorFranknstn27 funktioniert was im körper nicht, ist es meistens krebs ... und viele puuuuhdiiien versteher haben so was wohl in der birne.

[@susan9188]

I saw a video yesterday captured by a Russian lady of 3 soldiers dragging a guy away who refused to go with them to be conscripted. It's unbelievable the brutality the Russians dish out on their own people!

[@32143as]

That was filmed in Ukraine lol. Dozens of videos of ukranians forcefully mobilizing men

[@aw6841]

Are you all using ‘lol’ in your troll factory? You forgot to use tons of emojis here, new directive maybe?

[@raz4371]

@@32143as can you show proof?

[@theweedusama]

@@raz4371 unfortunately he's right. Go to denys davydovs video from a few days ago. He's was a Ukrainian commercial pilot but now he covers the war.

[@motomike3475]

Well, remember we had the draft in the 60's and 70's to fuel the body bags of kids who had no idea why they were in Vietnam; badly led, bad equipment, bad tactics, bad leaders, just a cannon fodder war. But we protested and burned down some bases, shot (fragged) some of our idiot officers and lo and behold after awhile we all went home.

[@ArmyGrunt1986]

Me and my fellow soldiers constantly complain about how bad the military leaders and VA treats us.. Like " I can't believe I have to wait 2 weeks to get a MRI scan" or " I married that stripper 2 months ago and my BAH still hasn't increased" or " WTF! There's only pomegranate flavor Rip-Its."... But seriously after seeing stuff like this I realize how absolutely spoiled we are in the US military. We are treated like freakin royalty when compared to most other country's militaries. I think watching videos like this should be mandatory in basic training. Also many people might have this misunderstanding that just because these Russian troops are basically our enemy that we enjoy hearing about stuff like this. But you'd be wrong. They are soldiers, they expect to die in battle but not to be lined up and murdered by their own leaders. That is probably the most cruel, disrespectful and dishonorable way to go out as a Soldier/Marine/Airman/Sailor. And lets not forget these men were injured lying in hospital beds. The leadership that ordered/allowed their deaths should be stripped of all rank and awards, then hung in front of the enlisted men that are given popcorn to snack on as they watch. Then be buried in unmarked graves to be forever forgotten. Same goes for that short flabby bald chipmunk putin.

[@shirley-ie5vj]

Those who choose (there is always a choice) to go shooting at people for the cause of Pootie are no soldiers. They are morally bankrupt muppets who deserve any and all misery that awaits them. FFS the nutnumbs are shooting at Ukies to supposedly deter D.C.'s imperialism. If they have a bone to pick with the US, why not target the iranian drones and rusopeasant meat waves at Washington and/or Brussels?

[@josepht218]

What a total tragedy this war is. Barbaric evil. I pray it ends soon

[@Forheavenssake1ify]

Recreating the past- Penal units that were created from prisoners during WWII in all branches of the Wehrmacht. Soldiers, criminals and civilians sentenced to those units were generally poorly armed and required to undertake dangerous high-casualty missions. The Strafbataillon were operated and administered by the German military police.

[@nick_no1]

Same in the USSR. Infantry was made of prisoners. Most of them were political prisoners, who were thrown in jail even before the WWII began

[@geothon]

Widely practiced also by the Soviet Army during WW2.

[@AndyM_323YYY]

The Soviets often used their penal battalions to clear minefields by running through them. But if a penal battalion wasn't available they'd use normal units.

[@Muttinchopsforeverandalways]

@@AndyM_323YYY And they use cows .

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

Many of them have been political prisoners.

[@mrHBarry]

Russians and Belarus need to understand their problems are in the Kremlin not with the west and not in Ukraine. Peace on Earth and Peace in Ukraine. ❤💙💛💙💛

[@wqv5423ln]

Amen!!

[@ibagm.8]

💙💛

[@nathanmcbow158]

Hopefully, more Russians than we think know this. But due to the overwhelming surveillance the Kremlin is conducting on it´s own people, everyone is terrified of speaking their minds.

[@lukeduke6693]

Ukranians need to understand their problem is the west, not Russia, and thankfully many do. The current government has very few ethnic Ukranians in it and once it falls, Ukranians will likely broker peace with their brothers in Russia. The NATO plan for Ukraine is to "use up" all of its men then flood the country with migrants.

[@lukeduke6693]

By the way, the media in slavic countries is having a field day with this story. The "tragic prisoner" is alive and all over TV. It was a hoax. which explains why it was on CNN, the joke of news.

[@JulieLabrado-jl7nh]

Everyone in Ukraine my heart in my tears are for you and with you at all times Lord please hear a prayer stop this terrible war

[@dwightengle8802]

Victor's family should be happy. I know I am extremely happy 😊

[@kickinghorse2405]

Thank you for sharing this important information.

[@lukeduke6693]

This important information turned out to be a hoax less than 24 hours later... The "tragic prisoner" is all over Russian TV. They are laughing at western media over this.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Well they better get a medical examiner on that closed casket and try and find out.

[@darkonojic7494]

He left his final message with strong ukrainan accent 😂

[@DonCarlione973]

Unbelievable... We can't even go one lifetime without some serious fighting! It's stupid and immature. We should be able to sit together peacefully and come to a middle ground where both/all sides benefit. All without taking one soul!

[@bon7029]

When you live in a mafia state, it's not surprising that they resort to things like this.

[@neospori]

? Mafia state 😂 Russia isn’t in the United States bud

[@Leo-eh8hm]

@@neospori Stop watching russian propaganda kid

[@neospori]

@@Leo-eh8hm tf r u talking ab?

[@franciscojavierferres26]

This was jail cleansing.

[@AlexLopez-xt6bl]

RIP to those young men killed on both sides

[@joshbarker4953]

Sending prisoner to fight isn’t just despicable. It should be completely illegal.

[@AiRPasternak]

Not at all, this has happened during both world wars. The problem isn't using prisoners the problem is how you use them, sending human waves to assault a position just to be lit up by machine gun fire is not the best strategy.

[@tabbyreed8925]

Some of them might like the idea especially if it's one of those if you live then you are free type deals.

[@tjw1861]

@@AiRPasternak the allies only allowed them if they were already on parole and volunteered and never would allow hardened criminals into the army in WW2. Context please.

[@Seanw-ij7yx]

@@tjw1861 rofl sure buddy.

[@TheMjphoto45]

They don't have anyone else

[@rolandvasquez7844]

I actually feel sad for the russian soldiers

[@makarmakarskyi6825]

Yeah sure, go ahead, feel bad for the horde of russians coming to my country and bombing it and killing civilians and children and not for the real people suffering from this invasion

[@nells9012]

What about our Ukrainian soldiers? These “poor” animals that survive or come upon Ukrainian soldiers that surrender or are left defeated begging the asshole Russians to have mercy on them or at least jail them. What do these animals do instead? They torture literal children that were forced to go fight and take videos of it while laughing. You won’t see any Ukrainian scoop so low as these bastards do. There are countless videos off our Soldiers sparing the lives of these so called humans. Yet when the tables turn, no such grace is given in return. Half my family is Russian the other half is Ukrainian. I have zero remorse for any of those out there fighting. It’s their own men that are forcing them to return in to battle to be killed not the other side. We just want to be left alone.

[@Daria_Z0S]

Honestly thank you. As a russian person who stands with ukraine and wishes peace, i’m tired to see comments dezhumanising us, as if any of us are responsible for this. We did not chose the war. And it breaks my heart thinking that if we didn’t escape russia, my dad will be involved and forced to fight.

[@matheuscarvalho3800]

This is so sad

[@1a2b3c4.]

This video needs to make it to social media inside Russia so people know exactly what is going on.

[@nikolays8571]

You are funny.... There are only russian social media sites left. They are blocking all major ones like FB, twitter... out of big ones only Telegram left You have to understand something about russians. They dont care, 80% never been abroad. They only know Feudalistic rule. 10% that were in intellectual opposition are either in prison or left the country. Stalin 2.0

[@anncata7368]

Might be difficult since Putin controls the air waves too

[@nathanmcbow158]

@@anncata7368 And the networks, most of the news, the KGB as well as thousand of bot farms. Probably trying to derail information like this as we speak.

[@bachristus]

They know! They just don't care until it is their relative or friend. They hope Ukraine will be conquared by others' hands and blood only to pump their imperialistic nation's ego

[@lukeduke6693]

The "tragic prisoner" is all over Russian TV, because he's alive and this story turned out to be a western hoax. They scared him thinking he tried to switch sides, but he actually mislead the Ukranians, and is being honored now. I cannot believe the stuff some of you fall for. It is all OVER Russian TV, they are having a great time making fun of it. It was 100% a hoax.

[@michaelccozens]

It's kinda obvious, from one perspective. Putin needs troops without further upsetting a society to whom he sold this war as "quick and easy" (parallels here to Dubya's immense failure to plan for the occupation of Iraq, and his resulting abuse of the "stop-loss" clause in the contracts of servicemembers to shore-up numbers he'd otherwise have to bolster with a hugely-unpopular draft), so Vlad recruits convicts with promises of pardons. But any such convicts who actually are pardoned and return to Russian society represent a huge political risk to Putin, as any re-offending by them would be direct evidence of how Putin's "special military operation", supposedly undertaken for the good of the Russian people, is instead only inflicting harm on them. That being the case, convicts can't be allowed to return alive. Besides, who's going to hold you accountable for killing them? It's very logical, if you're a short-sighted thug, which is exactly what Putin is. Julia Ioffe had his number more than a decade ago. And it's not like Putin wasn't already screwing-over the families of legitimate Russian soldiers by withholding their promised small stipend for a KIA family member via declaring huge numbers of casualties to simply be "missing", with the implication of possible defection and treason. It's anyone's guess as to how long the Russian people will continue to put-up with such obvious abuse.

[@marshuswp3325]

Nicely put! Couldn't agree more with your analysis!

[@darthwiizius]

Herr Putler was a mafia man before joining the FSB where he was seen as talentless hence why he never rose to a high ranking position. The oligarchs had him politically placed because he is so unexceptional, they thought he would be easy to control but they forgot he was a mafia man. In Germany their kleptocrats placed Hitler because he was a useless and talentless freak that they thought they would control, Russia's oligarchs don't seem overly intelligent to me as they appear to have a lack of learning capability and have repeated the (at the time) living past.

[@brianwhedon8442]

You can add that during Iraq/Afghanistan, US military policy changed and non-citizens were allowed to join. Serving fast tracks citizenship for yourself and your immediate family.

[@fordhouse8b]

@@brianwhedon8442 Permanent resident non-citizens have always served in the US armed forces Male permanent residents ages 18-25 must even register for the draft, just as citizens are legally required to do. What may have changed are specific policies regarding fast tracking of citizenship for foreign citizens in the US military, and in some instances, even the granting of green cards to foreigners willing to join the military in certain military specialties, in which there is an urgent need of qualified personnel.

[@phyllis9750]

I don't see anything changing. Propaganda is powerful. Look at the struggles in our own country.

[@jeng3000]

There are several articles and essays about how the Russian military is structured. It's not how it's done in the West. If anything, Wagner is just a private version of how the Federal Russian army is set up. The regular Russian army really isn't much different than Wagner. They just get paid a lot less (and Wagner already only pays maybe $2500 a month if you're lucky). Regular army units recruit their own people. Generals rule those units like their own little medieval fiefdoms, and they have side businesses where they might sell military supplies on the blackmarket, often involving their own recruits. In other words, if you are Russian and you go into the Army recruiting office, you are going to join and train with a specific military unit. They will basically own you. What you get trained in, the uniform you wear, the supplies you get, your accommodations, etc. all depends on the military leaders of those army units. While Putin assigns high level military leadership, the guys who control what we'd call "divisions" here in the west, are like warlords and allowed to pretty much do whatever they want (so long as they don't get caught... and we've heard of these guys committing suicide or mysteriously dying). So if you ever wonder how a modern military in Europe can allow their troops to go into battle with 1960s era first aid kits, fake plastic athletic helmets because they sold the better helmets to another army unit leader or even another foreign nation's military, or you're allowed to loot and rape (even locally, during training) with little to no repercussions, now you know. What's even crazier is recent stories of Wagner and regular Russian military units fighting amongst themselves. As in firefights. This is nothing new. It happened during WWII when you had multiple generals and their respective army units converging on the same prize. It is well known that as the Russians moved towards Berlin, units would bombard each other with artillery fire so that they could be the first into the city. They literally killed their own people for glory.

[@marshallmintz7564]

Russians are truly simple folk and have bad leadership for 700 years......they do not know any better.

[@sparrenburger2804]

Sounds like the russians who I know!

[@Funkteon]

Always remember that Russians are just whíte-skínned Asíáns, and as such, have the same regard for human life as a Chinese communist - i.e. - None...

[@elorenzo98]

A very good insight. I hope you know this from more than just western internet outlets and media notes. Because the very CNN here has been extremely partial and shoved us tons of propaganda up our throats that I cannot trust the content pf most of the notes.

[@schokobar4133]

Im russian and why i always hear the most strange Storys from some amaricans? we fight each other who come first into Berlin? We almost lost 50% our soldirs in pow Camps from the nazis also they was not time to do such a bullshit, we lost nearly 8,6m soldirs against 6m axis, meanwhile the west allies lost 2,5m soldirs against 800k axis, allone when we look at the number, we can think you did this bullshit

[@marylandviking74]

Even with all of our problems I am thankful to have been born in the US!

[@sylvievicenza179]

I am not American. I like that you are saying that. I always said to my kids that we where fortunate to being born in a free country. So many do not have the empathy for others and are never happy.

[@marktolman1465]

You won’t be when you realise what your dear leaders have set you up for.

[@frankespinoza9]

we dont have problems other than paying a little more for stuff. we will have problems if we keep sending stuff to ukraine and russia loses .We keep meddling into other countries until one day they are just gona send a rocket up our asses and it will be nuclear.

[@rodellsiago9796]

dont think you aint getting drafted here soon to take on them and china at once

[@coffeyplaysgames]

Oh hell nah 💀 no way u said that

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

this is just sad, for all concerned.

[@kediddy]

I actually feel bad for the Russian infantry. At that rank it’s not their fault and they’re following their insane leaders orders

[@NviGWarren]

When you want to go back to jail, you know the War is terrible.

[@enriqueperezarce5485]

I saw the footage with the graveyard of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, the amount of graves is appalling, no wonder why they got replaced in Vulhedar. The graveyard is in Vladivostok, it’s pretty depressing

[@user-hs2py3dd3n]

"As Russia is probing the defensive lines of Ukraine before a possible offensive, it could have lost an entire brigade of the elite 155th Marine regiment during the assault on Ugledar, a mining town in the Donetsk region," writes the American edition of Politico to the delight of the Maidan public.What is curious: these conclusions were made from the words of the head of the press center of the so-called Tavrichesky district of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, the finished Russophobe Dmitrashkovsky, working under the roof of the CIPSO. The most funny thing, according to the assessment of the army chats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is that the author of the above article is Melkozerova, who is part of the Ze-pool. Wow, "objectivity".

[@NerickovaNoha]

not enough !!

[@tacfoley4443]

'Viktor' is VERY lucky that he got to a hospital - most do not.

[@rubenvega2059]

Putin's way of showing love and care for his people.

[@thanhnguyen-xi8fq]

And the reason for this war being Putin cares about minority Russian, who are mistreated in Ukraine LOL...

[@justinmurray4652]

SOMEONE told ukr they cannot negotiate.Strange huh

[@DuaneHallinSD]

@@justinmurray4652 How much more land of ukraines does putin want..for him to be satisfied this time?

[@lukeduke6693]

The soldier in the video is all over Russian TV and was honored for lying to the enemy after getting lost. They tried to scare him after worrying he had joined the other side. This CNN story is being mocked outside of the US as a hoax, but it's CNN, so what can we expect? Almost every time they get it wrong, and they never apologize. They will hide some tiny paragraph in the corner of their website apologizing for this.

[@A_P_M85]

And yet, the majority of Russians still believe Putin's narrative. Incredible.

[@pi5549]

"He was a very obedient boy"... Mama nailed it. A lot of "very obedient boys" doing what they're told, and you have an army!

[@romanjimenezgil]

I guess they have no option. Imagine yourself there and be told to go or they would be you up in jail. And when you are in battle with a gun and some ammunition but so little so that you cannot kill the Russian officials...and then there is hope that somehow you will survive...Hitler is killing them on purpose to purify the Aryan Russian race

[@chrrylocks]

In theses cases Human Trafficking I say...

[@JiihaaS]

You sound like he had a choice

[@MikeP1zzle]

we are listening

[@JLamont45]

Ukraine should’ve provided that prisoner medical treatment

[@haydes2106]

What’s more disgusting is the fact that Russia still has a permanent seat in the UN.

[@victorpham4221]

This video and other videos like this show how fortunate we are to live in America

[@tiagomonteiro130]

Like your country is any better

[@eveliinatistelgren172]

@@tiagomonteiro130 Why isnt it? Strongest and biggest military budget on Earth. And No draft. Plus second amendment.

[@vipulcoc2822]

Ah yes tell the wife not to send any more troops

[@tbird3685]

they gotta cover up the truth by not letting the witnesses reach back home

[@damianvisser977]

40 out of 130? More than I expected.

[@ibagm.8]

die 40 sind vermutlich nur ein zwischenstand ... das wird sich schon noch nach unten schrauben.

[@bartoszstrzelczyk829]

i was expecting 7-9 out of 130

[@Iloveyounot]

Sending untrained soldiers to the front line? That's just suicide.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Murder.

[@g-pawmikey5508]

Ukraine has lived under this type of government, that is why they would are fighting to not have to again!

[@jonathanmitchell3733]

That Tanzanian guy getting sent to the front is messed up.

[@cotystiehl7260]

I actually got teary eyed watching that man that was being taken out to be shot after being wounded. I really thought most of the world had moved on from atrocities like this... I hope someone turns on Putin and puts him to sleep. The faces at his speech were looking pretty long, like "yeah we've heard all this before, but are too afraid to speak up"

[@Withnail1969]

are you sure the story is true? what did you actually see? how do you know the audio was genuine?

[@AR15andGOD]

Hahahahaha, we will never move on from atrocities like this. Humans don't change, we are fallen and we are evil. Faith in humanity is a satanic concept.

[@improvisedsurvival5967]

@@Withnail1969 this is what I’m saying it’s all fake. We don’t even know if there is a body in the pine box. People need to stop believing false narratives. No proof of anything here

[@allenl9214]

Sorry, not sorry. Screw the Russians. Show how the Ukranians have suffered.

[@zarkojokic8823]

Well, you're not a man, you're a violin

[@doctorf7501]

Navalny lasted longer in a Siberian prison than a lot of these guys

[@DansBuddhaBodega]

Sending Untrained, unwilling convicts to the front line, is death for deaths sake. It's a waste of resources, a waste of time, and needless waste of lives.

[@chillwill5080]

What would you do if your own government did this to your loved ones?

[@jeremyj5932]

What kind of country invades it’s neighbours using criminals ?

[@chaosXP3RT]

"Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions." - General Ulysses S. Grant

[@lukeduke6693]

This soldier is alive and on Russian TV. The CNN story appears to be a hoax. He got lost and they tried to scare him worried that he switched sides, but he actually mislead the US ("Ukranian") side and is being honored by his commanders now.

[@michaelgl8516]

@chaosXpert Not really. Obviously Russia has never been punished adequately to make any difference in their actions. Russian citizens don't care - they turn a blind eye & cover their ears as long as no one disturbs their tiny little world. Even when their own sons are MIA. Complacency is a crime itself, and destructive to the survival of any nation.

[@conradscroggins2841]

Grant is one of our very best!

[@gardenjoy5223]

That doesn't look too good for the USA. They are leading the world in many forms of transgressions. Obama being the worst president ever. Making a whole month 'pride' month. Being proud of confusion.

[@emerymyers7748]

Russia’s military would not stand a chance against the US. As a Marine veteran, videos like this speak volumes about putin’s weakness and his inability to command his military. This won’t end well for him

[@nikolays8571]

Inside joke is that officers openly call themselves "performance" army. Basically all their training exercises were organized for the show to high generals... no real combat preparedness. Privates painting grass green and shit like that combined with absurd corruption. They had maybe 100k airborne that were somewhat combat ready + special units from FSB and FSO.

[@Alex-lm1cj]

It seems that the US army wound not stand a chance versus China's balloons lol.

[@nathanmcbow158]

At this point, if ANY country ever got a serious reason to step in as an ally to Ukraine, (Like if the Russians decided to lose their marbles entirely and either intentionally or accidentally shell Poland for example) the Russian military would end up steamrolled. The only reason this has not happened already is due to the threat of nuclear escalation.

[@mike.e358]

@@Alex-lm1cj Didn’t the Chinese military get beat up by sticks a couple of years ago? I’ll take the balloons any day instead of fighting for Russia and becoming cannon fodder

[@basilmcdonnell9807]

Russia's army is now little more than an armed mob.

[@fredrit323]

All these criminals, lots of them guilty of despicable crimes including murder, all of a sudden they realise there's a good chance they may die too and they get all scared and worried Hmm...

[@stonem0013]

a lot are also innocent people or political opponents who were falsely convicted under russia's corrupt system

[@lukeduke6693]

This story wasn't real, this guy is all over Russian TV today. It's unclear what actually happened but CNN's version appears to be completely made up by fiction writers.

[@schutzanzug4518]

Violent offenders are not offered freedom to be in the army. It’s these people who commit robbery, and petty crime, or something like fraud that join

[@Bokaj01]

All these fates because of one madman playing war games from his ivory tower. Insane.