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Lieutenant Colonel Roman Venevitin, former commander of the Russian 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade that got wrecked near Klishchiivka and Andriivka, calls the brigade losses 'very serious', while calling it betrayal to sent soldiers to the front untrained and unprovided.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're really playing chess by using their people as sacrificial pawns.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 8 points 1 year ago

And not understanding that a solid pawn structure is a way to win the game.

Luckily.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still a piece of shit with no remorse. He’s mourning shitty commanders and bad strategy and not because, “This war has been a complete lie and 100,000s of my fellow soldiers died for no reason.” And he’s asking, “Why did they stop valuing the lives of soldiers and officers” When has Russia ever valued their lives?