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1. What's next? Kamikaze pilots smashing into Kharkiv and seppuku in the trenches?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:22 AM

Dec 4

I think if I were a Russian soldier sent to kill my Ukrainian brothers, I’d risk capture and wait Putin out. I’d rather leave my family wondering than have them attend my funeral, get a worthless bronze medal and a few thousand worthless rubles. Putin’s palace guard won’t put up with this forever.

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Russian commanders issue instructions to soldiers for "honorable" suicide [View all] littlemissmartypants Dec 4 OP

What's next? Kamikaze pilots smashing into Kharkiv and seppuku in the trenches? DFW Dec 4 #1

You read my mind.... BigmanPigman Dec 4 #6

My sister-in-law is from Japan DFW Dec 4 #9

I can hear Putin cackling in the background. Haggard Celine Dec 4 #2

Post removed Post removed Dec 4 #3

Too much of a mess to clean up. multigraincracker Dec 4 #4

Yes, and the whole idea behind the cyanide capsule was that Mike 03 Dec 4 #5

I was foing to suggest "falling" from a balcony BigmanPigman Dec 4 #7

There are reports of despondent Russians going to cemeteries Kaleva Dec 4 #8

There's better targets for those bullets and grenades. Crunchy Frog Dec 4 #10

High death rates have been Russian military doctrine since before the Soviets. Turbineguy Dec 4 #11

There have been some horribly graphic videos on social media of wounded Russians going through with this Emrys Dec 4 #12

You first! General! Jacson6 Dec 4 #13

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