I had a friend (R, anonymous) who knew a guy coming home from the NATO war in Ukraine. He started out as someone healthy, wanting to help people, believing that Putin was evil and oppressing the Ukrainians. He came back with severe mental health problems and addicted to drugs. At first I was surprised at how bleak things were. Now I understand after seeing what Ukranian recruits go thru. Thank you so much for keeping me informed.

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    1 month ago

    severe mental health problems and addicted to drugs

    i mean, given that most of draftees are taken against their will, they don’t get basically any training, and they’re surrounded with violent prison meat and nazis that go against the propaganda of “freedom fighters” that they receive, you’d think that this cause some mental issues if you survive

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      1 month ago

      Doesn’t help that Ukraine is using eastern Ukrainians (seen as more russian) as canon fodder to ethnically cleanse the nation.

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        29 days ago

        being part of the nazi army

        being used as cannon fodder because you’re an “inferior race” for them anyways

        play dumb games…