Weeping Russian prisoners of war have said they had no idea they were being sent to invade Ukraine and were used like ‘cannon fodder’ by commanders who threw them into battle against ‘peaceful people defending their territory’ after Vladimir Putin’s forces took heavy losses in the opening days of the conflict.
‘This is not our war. Mothers and wives, collect your husbands. There is no need to be here,’ an injured soldier sat in front of a Ukrainian flag was filmed saying. Other footage showed handcuffed Russian prisoner crying, while saying: ‘They don’t even pick up the corpses, there are no funerals’.
Ukraine says Russia has lost 5,840 soldiers in the opening days of the conflict – some of its fastest losses since the Second World War, if the figure proves accurate – with Putin’s men suffering a series of embarrassing defeats as they tried to pull off a quick victory but instead met with stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces.
Russia’s advance has since slowed to a crawl as commanders regroup, change strategy, and renew their assault in what is now expected to become an increasingly bloody war of resources with Kyiv’s men facing overwhelming odds. The Ministry of Defence said Russia had renewed the fight on ‘all fronts’ Wednesday and ‘suffered losses’.
Kherson, an important port city in Ukraine’s south, appeared to be an early casualty as Russian tanks occupied the city centre overnight and then began arriving in numbers. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, also came under heavy bombardment in the early hours as paratroopers dropped in, sparking gunfights near a military hospital.
I’m glad we were able to provide intelligence data to the Ukrainians! It allowed for a significantly better defense of their homeland – and these losses.
I hope we can continue to help them in their battle to retain their sovereignty!
This should be a wake-up call to all American citizens – the Russian tyranny is not much different than that which the Democrats in power are trying to foist upon us!