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Russia invading Ukraine (NEWS/UPDATES)

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janey said:
I’m in a true dilemma about the Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
In many of the pictures we have seen of them, they just look like bairns and I can’t help wondering if they had any clue as to what they were being pushed into, and lots have died.
If they didn’t know they are just as much victims of Putin.
Equally if they knew I wouldn’t want to defend them, hence the dilemma
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One of the things WW2 has done is warp people's perception of war. Because many of the people fighting for Germany and Japan genuinley held inhumane views about some of their enemy combatants. It was intrinsic to their training and actions. Although even then in the case of the Whermacht most war crimes were committed by the SS, not regular soldiers.

But Most people who have fought or fight in wars do so without ideological conviction about why they are, and without choice to do so.

I want Ukraine to win the war or at least force an end to it.

But I pity anyone who dosent want to be there, whoever they're fighting for.
 
I wonder what your average Russian is thinking right now. How much do they know about what's really going on in Ukraine and the World?

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sonson said:
One of the things WW2 has done is warp people's perception of war. Because many of the people fighting for Germany and Japan genuinley held inhumane views about some of their enemy combatants. It was intrinsic to their training and actions.

But Most people who have fought or fight in wars do so without ideological conviction about why they are, and without choice to do so.

I want Ukraine to win the war or at least force an end to it.

But I pity anyone who dosent want to be there, whoever they're fighting for.
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The old saying war is hell, I can’t wait for it to be over. Hopefully one day we get world peace and no more wars will never happen in my lifetime.
 
Viper said:
I wonder what your average Russian is thinking right now. How much do they know about what's really going on in Ukraine and the World?

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They don’t realise that their missiles will take 20 minutes to hit the Uk longer for Australia, USA etc.

Usa have missiles that could hit Russia in a fraction of that time stationed closer not yo
Mention NATO’s nuclear submarines that will be dotted about.

Mad that they actually think they could press the button and not get harmed.
 
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