A senior Russian official on June 19 inadvertently confirmed the staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow's forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with CNN, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin was asked about Moscow's maximalist intentions in Ukraine and its ability to recruit enough
  • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Don’t be a Jihadi? Don’t try to force your way onto others trying to establish a Caliphate? Are you seriously taking the side of Al fucking Qaeda here.

    How do you explain Wagner’s actions to the survivors of Moura. “Don’t be a civilian?”

    Detainees were subjected to torture and other ill-treatment during questioning, and dozens of women and girls were raped or subjected to other forms of sexual violence, the report claims. In one instance, soldiers brought bedding from a house, placed it under trees in the garden, and took turns raping women they had forced there.

    And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, most of the atrocities don’t get investigated at all due to the fucked-up overall situation. It’s all Wagner MO though.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Don’t be a Jihadi?

      There it is. Everyone’s guilty once you’ve flung shrapnel through their chest.

      But you still can’t imagine why the French-aligned government got ousted in a coup on these terms.