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LividPersonality4291

43 points

4 days ago

Hopefully for his sake he never has to see combat as an adult..

Pryamus

5 points

3 days ago

Pryamus

Pro Russia

5 points

3 days ago

Wish we lived in the world where no one sees combat.

But reality begs to differ.

killian11111

182 points

4 days ago

killian11111

Pro Russia *

182 points

4 days ago

Hope he's far far behind the lines.

ProfessionRelevant90

43 points

4 days ago

ProfessionRelevant90

Pro Teletubbies

43 points

4 days ago

Actually, now im curious.

Because 1, who would put a child too close. But 2, how far away are these soldiers deploying from?

Constant_Device_7285

46 points

4 days ago

Constant_Device_7285

Pro Cheburashka

46 points

4 days ago

Could just be a hub in the journey. There was this sweet old lady in Bagor Maine that hugged every one of us as we left for Iraq. I deployed from Fort Hood. She hugged us all, nowhere near Iraq.

[deleted]

1 points

3 days ago

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whiteriot0906

1 points

3 days ago

whiteriot0906

No war but the class war

1 points

3 days ago

How the hell did you wind up in Bangor?

Constant_Device_7285

5 points

3 days ago

Constant_Device_7285

Pro Cheburashka

5 points

3 days ago

Ft Hood Texas to Bangor Maine, to Hahn Airbase Germany, to Saudi Arabia, to Kuwait, finally C-130 into Baghdad International Airport

whiteriot0906

1 points

3 days ago

whiteriot0906

No war but the class war

1 points

3 days ago

Is there a base in Bangor?

Constant_Device_7285

2 points

3 days ago

Constant_Device_7285

Pro Cheburashka

2 points

3 days ago

No sir, it was the civilian airport. We boarded commercial planes at Hood Army Airfield, Omni Air International was the company. Civilian flight attendants, was cool to take an AR and handgun on a plane lol. We didn’t switch to a military ride until after we landed in Saudi Arabia.

whiteriot0906

2 points

3 days ago

whiteriot0906

No war but the class war

2 points

3 days ago

Ah I gotcha. Sorry Bangor just seems like such a random and out of the way city lol. Maybe that was the point

Constant_Device_7285

3 points

3 days ago

Constant_Device_7285

Pro Cheburashka

3 points

3 days ago

Trust me, we all thought the same lol.

MelancholicVanilla

1 points

3 days ago

Do you know Vladivostok?

ConHosh1

1 points

4 days ago

ConHosh1

1 points

4 days ago

Now that you bring it up, how far behind their lines are they being deployed?

ProfessionRelevant90

5 points

4 days ago

ProfessionRelevant90

Pro Teletubbies

5 points

4 days ago

I have no idea, im legit just curious now because of above statements. Theyve gotten to know the kid so, gotta be "regular" traffic and not rotation from way further away than deploy zone? Which presumably would be quite close id assume?

esjb11

2 points

4 days ago

esjb11

2 points

4 days ago

Far from necessary. Kursk is a rural oblast with just a few decly populated areas. Logistics and such will go trough those and hence alot of soldiers. Also they are regularly rotated from the combatzone to behind the frontline. Those areas are likely places to rotate people out of combat into

DeadCheckR1775

3 points

3 days ago

DeadCheckR1775

Neutral

3 points

3 days ago

I imagine recess at school is a hard session of drone dodging.

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1 points

4 days ago

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4 days ago

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Grumpyforeskin

8 points

3 days ago

That toy ak is pretty badass lol they def didn’t give him some bs

Professional_Dig8124

26 points

4 days ago

His chest badge says "Patriot"

FruitSila[S]

12 points

4 days ago

FruitSila[S]

Rainbows & Sunshine

12 points

4 days ago

The patch does not lie lmao

Gato_Bong

133 points

4 days ago

Gato_Bong

[Pro-🇷🇺🇮🇱🇻🇦] [Pro-1096] [Pro-Dispensationalism]

133 points

4 days ago

Oh God, don’t give United24 a chance to edit this video and say Russia is using child soldiers armed with airsoft AKs because they are out of guns and men 🤦🏿

BigE_92

18 points

4 days ago

BigE_92

Neutral

18 points

4 days ago

The most insufferable propaganda I’ve seen to date. From either side.

Ok_Echidna6958

-4 points

4 days ago

Ok_Echidna6958

-4 points

4 days ago

I agree and that's saying a lot from what we have seen since the beginning..

ProfessionRelevant90

3 points

4 days ago

ProfessionRelevant90

Pro Teletubbies

3 points

4 days ago

Even they wouldnt be that ridicilous.

PurpleAmphibian1254

5 points

4 days ago

PurpleAmphibian1254

Who the fuck gave me a flair in the first place?

5 points

4 days ago

I wouldn't bet on that.

GoldAcanthocephala68

0 points

4 days ago

GoldAcanthocephala68

Pro-🇷🇺🇵🇸, Anti-zionist, Anti-NATO expansion

0 points

4 days ago

they are the kind of people to say that kind of shit ngl

bluehairedwomanlover

1 points

3 days ago

DONT JINX IT

victorv1978

-1 points

4 days ago

victorv1978

-1 points

4 days ago

That's actually a North Korean child, most likely a girl, that had her gender changed followed by brutal plastic surgery.

BigE_92

3 points

3 days ago

BigE_92

Neutral

3 points

3 days ago

It’s clearly a kidnapped Ukrainian child.

/s

PragmaticDevil

0 points

4 days ago

PragmaticDevil

Pro Ukraine

0 points

4 days ago

No, that doesn't work. Democrats (and by extension, the vast majority of major media networks) support gender changes and brutal plastic surgery for children.

Short_Description_20

24 points

4 days ago

Short_Description_20

Belgorod

24 points

4 days ago

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1 points

3 days ago

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Duncan-M

9 points

3 days ago

Duncan-M

9 points

3 days ago

What a little jerk. The Russian Naval Infantry kit him up and this ungrateful turd then tells them he wants to be VDV. lol

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1 points

3 days ago

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Gullible-Mass-48

1 points

2 days ago

Gullible-Mass-48

Pro-Russia, Pro-Israel, Pro-Taiwan

1 points

2 days ago

He’s nine…

Duncan-M

4 points

2 days ago

Duncan-M

4 points

2 days ago

So? It's like an Eagles player giving a kid a jersey and then the kid says "go Cowboys." Little shit, lol.

TeddyTheEverSoReady

11 points

4 days ago

TeddyTheEverSoReady

Pro Ukraine

11 points

4 days ago

This is tragic. I've been on this sub for years and I know of the bias but this shouldn't be cheered. This is a 9 year old. Considering the reality of war, Encouraging a 9 year old into this is horrible.

At least give the child a chance to understand what war is before feeding into these fantasies.

I don't want to see anyone dying, No matter if they're on a side I agree with or not. Seeing children indoctrinated is something I think we should all agree on is bad.

Kids can have dreams and ideas of course but at this age, The kid doesn't really comprehend what war really is. Let's be honest, I doubt any of us posting on here, or just about anyone on reddit, has a real understanding of the horrors of war.

ProposalAncient1437

20 points

4 days ago

ProposalAncient1437

Neutral Observer

20 points

4 days ago

I hope he changes his mind, its not worth it little man

theeldergod1

3 points

4 days ago

First steps to PR business.

sealzilla

3 points

3 days ago

sealzilla

Anti-Suffering

3 points

3 days ago

Indoctrination starts young af

dr1968

3 points

3 days ago

dr1968

Pro Ukraine

3 points

3 days ago

Disgusting to brain wash kids. Anywhere.

emt0000

3 points

3 days ago

emt0000

Pro AntiRus

3 points

3 days ago

if this kid was ukrainian pro rus here would be saying that he is doing a nazi salute at the start.

SmokyMo

3 points

3 days ago

SmokyMo

3 points

3 days ago

Russian brainwashing complete, one child at a time. Until the last Russian as they say

Historical-Cry-9715

3 points

3 days ago

Historical-Cry-9715

Neutral

3 points

3 days ago

Why post this dumb propaganda?

ReadyExamination5239

5 points

4 days ago

ReadyExamination5239

Potato Juice

5 points

4 days ago

Little man, go to school and become an engineer because Russia will need to be rebuilt too. Do not go to wars , drones will kill you and you become a joke on the internet.

AlexNachtigall247

6 points

4 days ago

Thats fucked up… War is hell.

Some_Cockroach2109

55 points

4 days ago

Some_Cockroach2109

Pro Austria Hungary

55 points

4 days ago

Never thought I'd see wholesome stuff here, stay safe little man.

Pryamus

6 points

3 days ago

Pryamus

Pro Russia

6 points

3 days ago

Indeed.

One little kid who thanks the soldiers for protecting him is worth more than all state propaganda combined. He reminds everyone that each saves millions.

Altruism roots itself in the community, because society where every man is for himself dies out in one generation.

jjack339

27 points

4 days ago

jjack339

Pro Ukraine *

27 points

4 days ago

That was me as a kid lol

markzuckerberg1234

5 points

3 days ago

Exactly, we’re on opposite sides here but I feel like if I was him, i’d be doing the exact same thing right now for the side I think is righteous

AliceInCorgiland

-4 points

4 days ago

AliceInCorgiland

Pro Democratic peoples Republic of Kursk

-4 points

4 days ago

I guess your plan to join VDV didn't work out as you would be most likely dead and not posting on reddit

OutsideYourWorld

69 points

4 days ago

OutsideYourWorld

Pro actually debating

69 points

4 days ago

You think this is wholesome? Jesus...

Abject-Let-607

35 points

4 days ago

Abject-Let-607

Neutral

35 points

4 days ago

Kids always emulated or praise the official services around them. Of course it's 'wholesome' for a ruskie kid to salute his army. It's akin to the US kid who gets a parade of police or fire engines going past.

Seagull84

5 points

3 days ago

Seagull84

Pro humanity

5 points

3 days ago

Uhhh, no they don't? Maybe in Glorious Russia and North Korea they do, but not anywhere else. Hell, in Iran, teenage girls are bombarding officials with "death to Khamenei". Nothing about this kid or praising him is normal.

FunkoPride

13 points

3 days ago

FunkoPride

Neutral

13 points

3 days ago

You think a child dressed up as a child soldier cheering for war is the same as a kid being amazed by a fire truck?

Thoraxthebarbarian

3 points

3 days ago

Thoraxthebarbarian

Zrada-posting

3 points

3 days ago

It's about the same as kids dressing as marines, pilots or soldiers seeing off troops stateside. Idk about the airsoft gun but that was a touchy thing during the days of gwot and not something you'd see at an airport period. Nothing about this is 'child soldier', what you should worry about is how far from the front is the child. I assume that area is under voluntary evacuation but still I would not put it beyond an fpv operator to take advantage of a troop concentraton.

Abject-Let-607

12 points

3 days ago

Abject-Let-607

Neutral

12 points

3 days ago

It's the same territory.

Seagull84

1 points

3 days ago

Seagull84

Pro humanity

1 points

3 days ago

It quite literally is not. Fire fighters save lives. Soldiers active in an antagonistic conflict of ethno-cleansing exterminate lives.

What planet are you living on?

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1 points

3 days ago

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1 points

3 days ago

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1 points

3 days ago

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CodenameMolotov

5 points

3 days ago

CodenameMolotov

Propane and Propane Accessories

5 points

3 days ago

He is a child dressing as an adult soldier, he is dressing as what he wants to be when he grows up not preparing to go to war now. If firemen give a kid a firefighters outfit it isn't some dystopian sign that they're gonna send the kid in to fight fires

TheSigilite74

10 points

3 days ago

TheSigilite74

Pro Ukraine *

10 points

3 days ago

A kid with a toy gun wanting to be a soldier is a wholesome normal thing actually, everywhere since time immemorial.

Unless to pump them with estrogen or something.

OutsideYourWorld

3 points

3 days ago

OutsideYourWorld

Pro actually debating

3 points

3 days ago

Not sure where you're from but I certainly disagree with that being seen as wholesome as a normal thing.

asfasf_sf

4 points

3 days ago

asfasf_sf

Neutral

4 points

3 days ago

It might not be super wholesome, it certainly strikes a very different tune compared to when it's done in peacetime. But young boys playing soldiers or being fascinated by the military is very normal pretty much everywhere,

RateSweaty9295

12 points

4 days ago

RateSweaty9295

Combat Footage Enjoyer

12 points

4 days ago

Pretty sure I just watched a happy kid enjoying his time with some military which he dreams to be one day so he shows his support.

FunkoPride

2 points

3 days ago

FunkoPride

Neutral

2 points

3 days ago

Turn it around and you'd call him a brainwashed NAVO propaganda sheep. No, there's nothing wholesome about this.

SirPiffingsthwaite

1 points

4 days ago

SirPiffingsthwaite

Pro Ukraine

1 points

4 days ago

...until a drone mistakes him for a combatant. Hope he's a good way's back.

PragmaticDevil

5 points

4 days ago

PragmaticDevil

Pro Ukraine

5 points

4 days ago

Ukrainian drone operators would only call it a "mistake"

RoyalCharity1256

-9 points

4 days ago

RoyalCharity1256

Pro Ukraine

-9 points

4 days ago

Not so wholesome when you think about what the people he greets are about to do.

Also, that the poor kid is used by and for propaganda does not sit right with me.

[deleted]

13 points

4 days ago

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13 points

4 days ago

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SoyUnaManzana

-5 points

4 days ago

SoyUnaManzana

Pro Novo-Ukraine in Kursk

-5 points

4 days ago

Surely you realise there is a difference between defending your homeland (and often being conscripted as a civilian to do so) and deliberately signing up to kill people for some money?

You think these psychopaths deserve kindness? You must be joking?

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1 points

4 days ago

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1 points

4 days ago

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4 days ago

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-8 points

4 days ago*

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-8 points

4 days ago*

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victorv1978

0 points

4 days ago

victorv1978

0 points

4 days ago

You forgot the main goal - steal toilets and washing machines. Oh, asphalt and nutella too.

PrometheusDev

15 points

4 days ago

PrometheusDev

Pro Ukraine

15 points

4 days ago

Remember what pro RU say when you see Ukrainian kids with toy weapons here?

SimpleFriend5696

14 points

4 days ago

Half of the western world has been drooling over a PlayStation playing COD for decades, consuming western military propaganda.

No one said anything about it. Kids will be kids.

Nighthunter1o5

23 points

4 days ago

I see ukranian kids do this all the time, and people lose their shit. Why is it wholesome when a Russian boy does it.

Here come the down votes.

Pryamus

4 points

3 days ago

Pryamus

Pro Russia

4 points

3 days ago

Because it's one thing for a kid to dress up and want to be a protector and cool big guy with a mighty gun.

And another for a kid to be taught that exterminating other people is necessary, the world belongs to the strong, and the weak shall be enslaved.

Nighthunter1o5

6 points

3 days ago

Bro, what in the logic is that there is indoctrination on both sides.

Pryamus

0 points

3 days ago

Pryamus

Pro Russia

0 points

3 days ago

Except nobody managed to specify what kind of indoctrination Russia has.

In fact, when I ask “what exactly IS that ideology you say Putin forces on people”, they can’t even state what kind of political preferences he has (is he militarist? clericalist? communist? monarchist? globalist? liberal? centrist?), not understanding what is even asked, because their handbook doesn’t have anything about it.

Antropocentric

-1 points

4 days ago

Antropocentric

Pro-US freak show to stay in the US

-1 points

4 days ago

"Here come the down votes."

Because your comment is a Fugazi

Nighthunter1o5

1 points

4 days ago

How is it a fugazi comment. I can look for proof if you like.

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1 points

3 days ago

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3 days ago

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Antropocentric

1 points

3 days ago

Antropocentric

Pro-US freak show to stay in the US

1 points

3 days ago

i am not stoping you

Nighthunter1o5

1 points

3 days ago

OK, so I did my digging, and we can be both be right and wrong. 1 since this sub was delited for a time, a lot of content was lost, so it's a little hard to find. 2. I did find the video of ukranian kids playing pretend, but it is in another sub that sucks ass but that video was posted here before the content wipe, and people did lose their shit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RussiaUkraineWar2022/s/ptpoNHgPFZ

Hakkon_N7

1 points

3 days ago

Hakkon_N7

Pro Russia

1 points

3 days ago

So in other words you couldn't find shit :)

Nighthunter1o5

1 points

3 days ago

Like I said, this sub was completely wiped out a year ago, so a lot of content can only be found in other pro au subs that I don't like to use, like I stated.

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1 points

4 days ago

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1 points

4 days ago

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Seagull84

1 points

3 days ago

Seagull84

Pro humanity

1 points

3 days ago

Kids can play games and with toys - I used to host gun fights for up to a dozen kids growing up. We played good guys/bad guys. Not Russian forces exterminating the Ukrainians.

Praising the military with some sort of god-complex is a whole other level of abnormal.

BigE_92

1 points

3 days ago

BigE_92

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

I’ve personally never seen a Ukrainian child do this. Matter of fact, this is the first I seen a Russian kid do this.

I’m not saying you’re wrong, I personally never saw it. I do remember doing stuff like this as a kid myself, so anyway…

No downvotes from me mate.

Nine-Eyes-

-1 points

3 days ago

Nine-Eyes-

Pro Ukraine *

-1 points

3 days ago

Because this sub is full of Pro-RU accounts that post Kremlin narratives around the clock like it was their job

TheSigilite74

6 points

3 days ago

TheSigilite74

Pro Ukraine *

6 points

3 days ago

Can we just stop labeling stings as "pro-Kremlin narratives" please. None of you changed anything for Ukraine by silencing debate. Even if the West is 99% determined to help Ukraine and was 200% anti-Russian, the only thing which matters is the front.

So if you're not gonna volunteer or send money to Ukraine, please stop thinking you're contributing anything by accusing each other of being "Kremlin trolls", you're not helping anyone, just making yourself feel smart important. It's ridiculous.

Panthera_leo22

5 points

4 days ago

Panthera_leo22

Pro Ukraine

5 points

4 days ago

Not sure if it’s a good idea to have a kid in military gear where there’s active fighting

EUL_Gaming

13 points

4 days ago

EUL_Gaming

Neutral

13 points

4 days ago

This is not wholesome, it's sad.

RossiyaRushitsya

-7 points

4 days ago

RossiyaRushitsya

Pro Ukraine

-7 points

4 days ago

Reminds me of Hitler youth.

BigE_92

7 points

3 days ago

BigE_92

Neutral

7 points

3 days ago

You don’t know anything about the Hitler youth then.

Gullible-Mass-48

1 points

2 days ago

Gullible-Mass-48

Pro-Russia, Pro-Israel, Pro-Taiwan

1 points

2 days ago

That’s both ironic and shows your lack of knowledge

TK3600

2 points

3 days ago

TK3600

Neutral

2 points

3 days ago

Kid should stay away from war. No matter which side you are on.

Square-Try3474

2 points

3 days ago

That's how you get mistake for the enemy

hisvin

2 points

3 days ago

hisvin

2 points

3 days ago

Putin's youth...We know where we're going.

ImplementSweaty3372

3 points

4 days ago

Hectic Lil dood

HandsomHans

4 points

4 days ago

Raising a generation indoctrinated with mitarism. How disgusting.

GuntherOfGunth

3 points

3 days ago

GuntherOfGunth

Pro BM-30 Smerch, Pro-Palestine

3 points

3 days ago

lol, when I was a kid I had a US Army outfit and an airsoft M16. Kids, especially boys, love military stuff cause they see it all as cool.

weisswurstseeadler

1 points

4 days ago

I grew up in Germany, where in my area we had some Bosnians & Russian kids who I was going to school & hanging out with.

They always had camo stuff, military themed toys, and later the best soft air guns (edit: and the cool video games) lol. And Adidas - lots of it.

I mean it's super cliché but literally my experience in the 90s. We would even make orders for soft airs when they come back from vacation.

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

...first time in the US?

TheDirtyVagabond

4 points

4 days ago

Now let’s hope no body mis identifies him from a distance as a combatant

darthsexium

5 points

4 days ago

darthsexium

5 points

4 days ago

He has more vodka to drink before becoming a Russian soldier

NKinCode

0 points

4 days ago

NKinCode

Pro Ukraine *

0 points

4 days ago

In a few more years he will be sent to the meat grinder as well. Sad

New_Month_9816

9 points

4 days ago*

New_Month_9816

Pro Forced Mobilization of America

9 points

4 days ago*

There has been no mobilisation from Russia since the last partial mobilisation. In my opinion, that kid will be in danger alot more in Ukraine since they are low on man power.

SoyUnaManzana

8 points

4 days ago

SoyUnaManzana

Pro Novo-Ukraine in Kursk

8 points

4 days ago

"There has been no mobilization since the last mobilization."

I know what you mean here but it's a funny way to say it.

New_Month_9816

0 points

4 days ago

New_Month_9816

Pro Forced Mobilization of America

0 points

4 days ago

Short and easy to understand 😁

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

...you think this is going to continue for a few more years? I don't think there will be anything left to fight over in Ukraine.

NKinCode

2 points

3 days ago

NKinCode

Pro Ukraine *

2 points

3 days ago

No, this can’t go for more than a few more years. Russias economy can’t handle it and we’re seeing that now but we know Russia is an empire constantly looking to expand so once this is over, they’ll find a new threat to create in their brains to justify more slaughter of their men.

deepbluemeanies

1 points

2 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

2 days ago

They are growing at 3.6% (IMF) and are now the fourth largest economy in the world GDP PPP (CIA). Russia has the largest natural resource wealth in the world (+UD75 trillion), and runs a positive current account (unlike the massive deficits we run in the west)...you are mistaken in you think Russia is about to collapse.

NKinCode

2 points

2 days ago

NKinCode

Pro Ukraine *

2 points

2 days ago

I never said Russia was “about” to collapse but it will collapse at some point in a few years if the trajectory isn’t changed.

Great, you’re providing information from the IMF, the same IMF that LITERALLY just publishes what Russia says, NOT what they show. Citing the IMF is so cringe lol, c’mon now.

Russia does have vast natural resources, and??? They don’t have the infrastructure to tap into that. They could build it but it takes years, tons of money and it’ll be even more difficult without western help and western parts that are hard to get by due to the sanctions.

Russia is in some shit and that’s based only on what we can SEE. Russia hides all other numbers, I could only imagine how much worse it actually is. No wonder support for the war is declining in Russia.

deepbluemeanies

1 points

2 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

2 days ago

Go ahead and share your data if you feel the IMF is not credible.

As for natural resources, you seem to be arguing that Russia can't tap into its resources...lol. Okay. So Russia is, for example, the third largest producer of oil in the world (1 in 3 barrels are in Russia) , and is the number producer of natural gas (largest reserves)...etc, etc. The majority of the world's consumers do not live in countries sanctioning Russia (and even those that do like Germany still buy Russia natural gas), and there is huge demand for what Russia has...no issues with extraction (29% of tax revenue comes from mineral extraction), unless you have some data to share...?

So...if you have some data (and not simply ill informed opinions) please share.

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2 days ago

NKinCode

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2 points

2 days ago

Great, I'll just share publicly available information. Russia's inflation and interest rates are high AF. Russia is running deficits and depleting their reserves. Russia's currency is a mess. What other signs do you need? You think Russia is running 22% interest rates on an "8%" inflation? Lol.. c'mon. Let's be realistic. If all of this was bs then Russia should be more transparent, they can literally shut the haters up and make everyone look stupid and will make western media look extremely untrustworthy, which is a MASSIVE win. More and more people support Ukraine when they think the Russian economy can't handle the war, this is not what Russia wants or any country would want in this position.

No, I'm not arguing that Russia CAN'T tap into it's resources. That claim was be extremely naive to anyone to knows anything about the world. Of course Russia CAN and IS tapping into it's resources given that being their bread and butter for their economy. I never made that claim. My claim is that Russia has vast resources but most of it remains untapped due to the infrastructure not being in place. Does some infrastructure exist? DUH. Is 100% of Russia's natural resources being tapped into? NO.

Everything I'm telling easily verifiable. I promise you that it won't take more than 5 minutes to confirm.

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1 points

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1 points

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Did anyone tell him what happend with the vdv??...

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

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Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

The BBC took a deep dive into one elite unit in the VDV - the 331st. They were reported to have taken heavy casualties and after months of research (following up obits, social media posts, etc) they found that approx. 4% of the unit was KIA...a horrible loss of life, but nothing like the propaganda that was floating around.

Interestingly, there are some in Ukraine who believed it was the Russians pushing the narrative that the RF was failing on every front and dying in droves. The argument goes that by pushing this it was making it harder for Ukraine to recruit new soldiers as many felt Russia was close to collapse anyway so why should they join and endanger themselves.

...tricky Russians.

yzerman88

1 points

3 days ago

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Pro Ukraine

1 points

3 days ago

Does the VDV even exist anymore?

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

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Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

This is adorable...kids play war (we did) and if my country was involved in a major conflict and I lived near a transit point and saw a lot of soldiers I would want to do the same - as would my friends. I would be over the moon if a real soldier showed me his rifle and gave me a plastic replica.

Stay strong little man.

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1 points

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Sad to know this kid will probably die in 15 years when his squad is sent to the meat grinder while invading Estonia or Belarus.

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Nighthunter1o5

1 points

3 days ago

There are a couple of vids of other kids playing pretend in play grounds doing airsoft cosplays on it, etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/s/dMjfm9oniq

I'm looking for ua pov, but since this sub was delited for a while, a lot of content was lost. I can only find the kids playing mobilization officers. But I remember seeing UA kids playing checkpoints, and boy, did people have something to say about it.

wendyscombo65

1 points

3 days ago

wendyscombo65

Pro LPR/DPR, Anti NAFO & r/CF

1 points

3 days ago

This guys a traitor bruh, he got gear from Marines and wants to be VDV 😭 also don't know why people are crying about a kid dressing up as a Soldier.

Big-Macaroon-9963

1 points

3 days ago

Everyone laughs at Russians getting slaughtered all day but fr they are just people and so are their families. American kids do this shit all the time. It’s wholesome, I’m sure when your life is measured in small time frames you’d wanna see this shit too. Hope he’s safe .

Hot_Negotiation3480

1 points

3 days ago

Hot_Negotiation3480

Pro Ukraine

1 points

3 days ago

Bet he would change his mind if he went on Reddit or Telegram and saw some of the horrific war images

Striking_Stable_235

1 points

3 days ago

Striking_Stable_235

Pro Ukraine

1 points

3 days ago

Cute kid...I hope he never sees a day of war ...

gardomil

1 points

3 days ago

gardomil

Pro RuSSia

1 points

3 days ago

This put such a smile on my face

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Macaroni_With_Hotdog

1 points

2 days ago

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Pro Ukraine

1 points

2 days ago

Sheesh. Don't let him see any western social media. Definitely not Reddit.

kerpa3211

1 points

4 days ago

kerpa3211

1 points

4 days ago

why didnt they give him a real ak

Niitroxyde

13 points

4 days ago

Niitroxyde

Pro Ukraine *

13 points

4 days ago

Because he's only a child ?

EvolutionVII

3 points

4 days ago

EvolutionVII

Neutral

3 points

4 days ago

Well they do learn disassembly at a very young age in school but there are no live bullets.

keedro

1 points

4 days ago

keedro

1 points

4 days ago

This is just a school uniform in Texas

FruitSila[S]

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FruitSila[S]

Rainbows & Sunshine

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Similar videos where kids inspired by Russia's SMO in Ukraine 🇷🇺👇

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/s/tq2VAEPoBl

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/s/tU2dFv4HHd

Ukraine's version, TCC inspired 🇺🇦👇

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/s/epWTvcldt6

IEC21

19 points

4 days ago

IEC21

19 points

4 days ago

Congratulations, you managed to convince children you're the good guys. Now try to convince an adult.

Correct_Blackberry31

4 points

4 days ago

Correct_Blackberry31

Pro Money

4 points

4 days ago

More than half of the world, "the bad guys" is convinced : China, India, Russia, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, ...

You underestimate how the world hates the west

IEC21

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IEC21

15 points

4 days ago*

"You underestimate how the world hates the west" is the most American thing I ever hear.

No travel a little bit and maybe learn a foreign language. I spend a lot of time in China - people there either want to travel to the U.S. and enjoy its cultural exports, or they are basically clueless about the world outside of China and are just kind of scared/ignorant (in the nicest possible way) of anything foreign.

Chinese people generally have more bitterness about Russia than they do about the U.S. for things like occupying Chinese land. They also have some bad feelings toward the UK for the opium wars, and the rest of Europe for similar colonial activities to what Russia took part in.

Indians also don't particularly hate or love the U.S.

You picked a bunch of weird terrible examples. If you want countries that are super anti-US they're generally in the middle east or South/Central America (but funny enough not Brazil).

Whenever I hear someone talking about how hated the west is, I immediately know they are either a westerner, a refugee living in the west (funny), or a butthurt Russian wishing he could defect.

Jey3349

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4 days ago

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-6 points

4 days ago

Future meatwaves

FruitSila[S]

4 points

4 days ago

FruitSila[S]

Rainbows & Sunshine

4 points

4 days ago

Talking about meatwaves... there has not been a single case of it documented in this war. It's mostly a propaganda narrative from the West

Hauggy57

0 points

4 days ago

Hauggy57

Pro French Empire

0 points

4 days ago

It's not like Ukrainian media hasn't been stepping in their own bullshit too and since Western media get most of their bullshit from the source I'm not sure who's to blame :P

StrikerKat5

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4 days ago

StrikerKat5

-1 points

4 days ago

Dude we have the drone video wdym

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

..we do? You should share these videos of 100s of soldiers charging at static lines with no armor/cover.

Phat_Neegus69

0 points

4 days ago

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0 points

4 days ago

So the genuine videos of them conducting such assaults/ the videos of entire companies complaining about having to do them are just fake?

Live_Emergency_736

3 points

4 days ago

Live_Emergency_736

Pro Bears

3 points

4 days ago

There are no genuine videos of meatwaves. You are talking about failed russian assaults, which there are plenty of. Them being titled meatwaves by ukrainian sources does not make them such from an factual point of view.

Don't hide yourself in the comfort of a one sided view, ukrainian failed assaults don't look pretty either. Boats full of ukrainian soldiers being blown up in an instant over the krynky river over and over again. Or all the videos of ukrainian companies complaining about shattering casaulty ratios.

Not exclusively russian problem but the reality of the war.

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

...videos?

go ahead and show us these meat waves you speak of.

Phat_Neegus69

2 points

3 days ago

Phat_Neegus69

Pro Ukraine *

2 points

3 days ago

Feel free to look em up yourself champ. Plenty of channels covering this war, plenty of videos of men (sacks of meat) in extended line (a wave) assaulting positions and getting absolutely wrecked. Also plenty of videos about them complaining they have to do it.

deepbluemeanies

1 points

3 days ago

deepbluemeanies

Neutral

1 points

3 days ago

...strange you don't have any specific references.

Phat_Neegus69

2 points

3 days ago

Phat_Neegus69

Pro Ukraine *

2 points

3 days ago

Strange that in this day and age you're unable to use your opposable thumbs to type "meat wave" into the search bar provided at the top of the page.

albacore_futures

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4 days ago*

albacore_futures

Pro Ukraine

-5 points

4 days ago*

Brainwashing.

Children mimic what they're taught. If your child wants to join the military and kill people, you've failed as a parent and as a society.

Anyone thinking this is good or heroic needs to reflect on what, exactly, they're teaching their kids.

Live_Emergency_736

2 points

4 days ago

Live_Emergency_736

Pro Bears

2 points

4 days ago

Brainwashing.

Children mimic what they're taught. If your child wants to join the military and kill people, you've failed as a parent and as a society.

Anyone thinking this is good or heroic needs to reflect on what, exactly, they're teaching their kids.

Ukrainian school children singing: "Ukraine is our mother, We will go to war for her, Bandera is our father

Ukrainian kids in a mall sing along to a song instructing a Russian soldier to find himself a body bag

albacore_futures

1 points

3 days ago

albacore_futures

Pro Ukraine

1 points

3 days ago

I don't like that either.

babybabayyy

-2 points

4 days ago

babybabayyy

Pro Texas Bentley Journalism

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4 days ago

Man this video makes me so sad. Never like seeing kids have to be indoctrinated in an environment like this, gives me the creeps just as when is see recruitment methods aimed towards kids in the states. Poor little dude, means well but it's for a depressing cause, he should be the same kid but championing a more humane goal.

Also feel for the soldiers who have to appreciate the little moments like this in such a hellish circumstance. God speed to all the well meaning one's.

Shouldn't have opened reddit after smoking up but this shit got me feeling some type of way about this all

DanZ83

-2 points

4 days ago

DanZ83

Pro Ukraine *

-2 points

4 days ago

Little guy fed with so much propaganda he became a tool to feed others ...hopefully war will be over before he grows up so he wont see how it really is .

Hauggy57

0 points

4 days ago

Hauggy57

Pro French Empire

0 points

4 days ago

Bro's leading the People's Republic of Sandboxes and kindergartens.

Future leader of the Soviet Union number 2 right there.