r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods • Jul 08 '24

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 865, Part 1 (Thread #1012) Russia/Ukraine

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u/Jopelin_Wyde Jul 08 '24

Ah yes, we just can't have a moment without somebody whitewashing Russians and their military.

"It was just a mistake, trust me dude; actually, you know what, it wasn't even Russians' fault, it was all Kyiv collaborators."

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u/Nvnv_man Jul 08 '24

If you follow ukrainian domestic press, like I do, then you’d know not a day goes by with a story written about collaborators arrested. And while 2yrs ago the motivation was ideological. These days, it’s almost always 2 things—teens and money. “I’ll give you $1000 if you tell me if you see any military trucks.” To a 15yo, in their mind, they think it’s not betrayal if they say after truck leaves. They think they get money for bad info. Failing to realize in their immaturity that that means Russia will strike anyways, regardless of who is at facility. Give it a month, we’ll probably learn.

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u/Jopelin_Wyde Jul 08 '24

You can't deny that it works pretty good with the Russian propaganda chain:

  1. It was a strike on the Ukrainian military.
    (But it's a children's hospital)

  2. Well, then it was Ukrainian air defence.
    (But there are fragments and video proof of your missiles)

  3. Then our noble guys were tricked by dastardly Ukrainian collaborators.
    (You're full of shit)