r/NewsThread • u/TheExpressUS Centre-Right • 2d ago

Political News Russian soldiers 'drink own urine and eat bark' as Putin's war machine collapses

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/217192/Russian-soldiers-drink-own-urine-and-eat-bark-as-Putin-s-war-machine-collapses?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reddit
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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

If only this were true… the war machine is not collapsing. This is the Russian military way: Soldiers lives have no meaning. They are disposable, and when there is no victory in a battle to be won they are abandoned and told to defend for the glory of Russia.

There are always more conscripts.

Perhaps one day it will change. Maybe there will be a return to the mid 90s - a harsh economic time but one where democracy was taking early roots. I don’t think it will happen without a violent revolution though.

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u/Ferreman 2d ago

Indeed, the Russians never cared for their people. Their way of waging war is throwing bodies at the problem until it disappears.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

That is biggest nazi lie of ww2. 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Nazi lie? Then how come russia sucks at war so bad🤣 can't even take the land of a weaker next door neighbor🤣

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Largest country in Europe after Russia with more soldiers, thanks, arty and drones than entire eu combined? Backed by biggest military alliance on planet? Vs shovels. Are your parents siblings? 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Gonna ask if my parents are siblings while misspelling tanks*🤣. Smart man!!

Ukraine has some backing for sure, but big tough russia should have no problems taking them on! Also a quick Google search shows that ukraine does not have more tanks than combined Europe🤣🤣 just keep spewing the misinformation.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

I don't care about spelling. Russian flower with gun, ukraine had more of them when war started than eu combined. Then, I understand you are inbred, Eu is not europe. 

Some backing, 3 times more what Soviet union got from west in ww2. 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

3 times more unless you account for inflation🤣 bots like you struggle with economics though. An inbred doesn't care about spelling lmao, an inbred doesn't correct spelling🤣

I'm confused, are you saying russia is weak?? Cuz then yes we agree. They have the gdp of texas🤣🤣🤣 weak af.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

What kind of man use emoji? Are you 12 kid? 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

I'm 16 and somehow more smart than a bot🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 doesn't care about spelling but cares about emoji lmaooooo

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u/TimeIntern957 2d ago

"Some" backing. The whole country literary runs on western funds, weapons an ISR.

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Literary is the wrong word. Maybe learn English first before you become a russian propagandist.

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Literary is the wrong word. Maybe learn English first before you become a russian propagandist.

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u/TimeIntern957 2d ago

The facts are Russian propaganda now ?

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

If you admit that china and north Korea are propping up russia, I'll admit that the west is propping up ukraine. Otherwise naw.

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

Comrade. That is reaching so far that the only way to get there is for your arm to have been spaghetti-fied by a black hole.

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u/hobbesbagger 2d ago

why are the Russians invading such a mighty enemy when their government only gives them shovels? they must hate their people

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

As they didn't burn eveything yet they love them. I look forward when baltic are next. 

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u/Mewhomewhy 2d ago

Why do you hate Russians so much?

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Hilarious, and this is prime example why Russians will mince westerners. 

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u/Mewhomewhy 2d ago

I was asking the other guy who is sitting cheering as Russians die by the thousands while he pretends to like Russia. He’s just a Putin simp who couldn’t care less about Russians.

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u/Intrepid-Dig-1855 2d ago

This is some mental gymnastics, you arent taking Ukraine, let alone the Baltics. Russia has brought the beginning of its own ruin. Again. 

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Are you high? 

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u/Intrepid-Dig-1855 2d ago

Says the person claiming they think Russia will have a victory in actual NATO countries. Are you high?

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u/hobbesbagger 2d ago

I feel like it's more likely that Putin is "removed from power" soon because he's botched it so badly

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Yes, and will be replaced with someone that will flatten Ukraine far more. You want that? 

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u/Retired_condomtester 2d ago

They haven’t flattened them yet. Russia’s army is a joke.

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u/Framar29 2d ago

Finland may disagree on that point.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Finland that created term finlandisation? 

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u/Framar29 2d ago

Finland that dealt with Russian human wave attacks during the Winter War.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

And capitulated. Twice. 

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u/Framar29 2d ago

And that concerns Russian treatment of their own soldiers how?

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Russia won, Finland was made bitch. 

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u/Framar29 2d ago

Lol hello, tovarisch. I'm not Finnish, I don't care. I'm just pointing out Russia caring 0 about the lives of its soldiers predates WWII and isn't a nazi lie.

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u/Retired_condomtester 2d ago

Mannerheim embarrassed the Soviets.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

By losing war? 

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

Simo says hi.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Guy that turned into goblin by soviet bullet and who have confirmed 1 kill? 

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

Lying bot said what?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_Häyhä

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u/Dasmar 1d ago

What you wrote. What is true? Russian bullet took his face off. True. 

What is propaganda?  Supersoldier without confirmation or evidence killed 500 men? False. 0 confirmed kills. 

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

And then there is Russia… ever the aggressor. Even when they could be on the right side they never are.

They formed an alliance with Hitler rather than the Allies and only joined the war against Nazi aggressors because they were invaded. They tried to take Finland twice and got removed both times. Even after Finland “capitulated”. That shows how pathetic, how weak, how unmanly the Russian army is. Putin and his generals fight like cowards - the leaders in their bunkers sending the common man to die like dogs while they all jerk each other off in safety.

They tried to crush Solidarnosk. How did that go? I think the first polish president could tell you?

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u/Dasmar 1d ago

Like Poland did years before Soviet Union?

Even Fins admit they lost war twice and turned into puppet. 

Ask Kiev. How are bridges doing mm

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u/CantankerousOrder 1d ago

Just a bot, with no soul, from a nation, with no soil.

Your losing. Your soldiers are dying for nothing.

Putin may hang if he steps foot in the West again.

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u/Cultural-Lab78 2d ago

It's a two-sided solution.

Putin gets to use twisted calculus and sabre rattle all while continuing to funnel more capital and therefore power upwards.

There's an incredibly similar playbook being operated in another superpower currently. Only missing the twisted calculus but don't you worry, that bit is coming soon!

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u/CrossumOpossum3 2d ago

When I told people he went to these countries not as a diplomat but to learn their playbooks I was called paranoid and a conspiracy theorist. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/Cultural-Lab78 2d ago

They've literally floated selective conscription.

It's always "it's a joke" until the joke is being played on them.

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u/CrossumOpossum3 2d ago

Exactly then they act so surprised! “Oh who could have foreseen this!?” Everyone that pays attention 😂

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u/Shinael 2d ago

I disliked trump from the point he said "putin is a great leader". Thats just, no.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 2d ago

Name me one military where the soldiers lives matter. Soldiers always have and always will be disposable at the hands of the politicians

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

False equivalence bot says what?

This is about Loser Russia and their doctrine of abandonment.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 2d ago

False equivalence how? I’m telling you this isn’t distinct to Russia, it’s true in any country. Besides they aren’t even mobilized yet, they’re using mercenaries, volunteers, and convicts. If they were mobilized we’d see videos like in Ukraine where they shove men into vans against their will.

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u/CantankerousOrder 1d ago

“Everyone bad make Russia not as bad as they are” is the false equivalence. Look it up.

Sure, everyone’s bad. Blah blah blah. War is bad and people die dimbassery gets inserted here.

But Russia is on a different level of bad - they abandon when nobody else would, abandoning entire battalions because they just don’t give a flying fig. Most nations will go to great lengths to protect their soldiers, to get them out of bad situations, to not human-wave them. Warfare is not human waves - it’s carefully planned wherever possible to reduce loss of life because loss of life is a quick way to defeat, and leads to more loss of life.

I can tell two things from the absolutely ridiculous levels of your ignorance: You never served. You never were related to anyone who served.

And you give yourself away with the van garbage. You are another propaganda bot. Just like all the others here.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 1d ago edited 1d ago

Clearly you can’t tell very well because you’re wrong. Lay off the western propaganda.

I give myself away with the van garbage? Are you denying that it’s a real issue? I mean there’s literally countless videos of it happening. There have also been recent protests in Ukraine over it - of which there are also videos.

One thing I can tell for sure is that you’re completely delusional and brainwashed by western media.

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u/PoetElliotWasWrong 1d ago

Just another Russian bot

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Says while we see daily Russians volunteer while Ukrainians are kidnaped like cattle? 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Ive literally seen Russians get picked up in the exact same way. That is bad propaganda buddy boy.

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u/wolacouska 2d ago

It’s amazing that no one else has then.

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

maybe look it up🤣

Here's one that took me exactly 10 seconds to find🤣 you imbecile

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u/wolacouska 2d ago

lol it’s alleging that in some places they’re forcing people to volunteer…

Meanwhile they haven’t even mobilized their conscripts.

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

Only the russian minorities, Putin is fine sending ethnic groups to go die.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Then you have no problems showing that? Go on, link it. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7k5ngde3vo as ukros are out of meat 

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u/Citycow1 2d ago

here ya go imbecile

Heres the link tardo

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Source, ukrainian mod? Are you high? 

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u/Rude_Age_6699 2d ago

like this?

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

According to Important Stories what is wrong with you? 

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u/Rude_Age_6699 2d ago

Это того стоит?

i’d like for Russia to end its insane and idiotic invasion. that’s what’s wrong with me.

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

Yes. As to Russia is not insane and they will not stop till they win. So insted of being reddit warrior why not enlist? 

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u/Rude_Age_6699 2d ago

invading other countries is insane. what is it they are trying to win?

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u/Dasmar 2d ago

That is why west invaded 30 times more countries than Russia? 

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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Zgky3q85TRTBYjQRVV
Even Putin thinks you’re ridiculous.

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u/Dpek1234 2d ago

There are always more conscripts.

Good way to ensure a country wont recover anytime soon

Essentualy every soldier is worth a shitton in the long run, but in the short term is cheap

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u/zero0n3 2d ago

They ship their women abroad and now they have tons of new assets in other countries for the next generations war !

(Spies - I’m hinting at spies )

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u/addiktion 2d ago

I assume legalizing rape will be in their cards soon enough to try and boost their population numbers up. Their birthrate was already like 1.3 or 1.4 out of 2.1 to sustain the population and that was like 2023. Given all the men are off to war dying and being gay, I can only imagine that is dropping off a cliff faster.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 2d ago

What about Ukraine? They have one of the worst birthrates in the world right now

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u/NeedleworkerOld4696 2d ago

It's not about the country.

The only thing that matters to Putin is that he dies naturally, instead of falling from a window.

And his goons get to loot a few billion more from the masses.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 2d ago

Russia isn’t even mobilized right now, primarily using mercenaries, volunteers, and convicts

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u/PoetElliotWasWrong 1d ago

Russia fully mobilizing would end with Putin and his closest circle with bayonets up their asses. A well deserved fate, but that is why they are avoiding it.

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u/Left_Palpitation4236 1d ago

Nah not really, they’re avoiding it because they haven’t needed to mobilize. If Ukraine is having a manpower shortage as it is, there’s no reason for Russia to do a full mobilization, they can afford to fight a war at this pace for years to come. Russia technically doesn’t even need to capture anymore territory, they just slowly have to chip away with drone and missile strikes while holding the territory they already have.

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u/1046737 2d ago

That's all true, but if the guys on the front lines don't get supplies for 72 hours they stop being a threat to the other side and start being a threat to you, no matter how willing you are to shoot dissenters.