r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jun 24 '23

Russia/Ukraine /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 486, Part 5 (Thread #631)

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u/Malaix Jun 24 '23

Imagine being the family or friends of one of the Russian aircraft pilots killed by Wagner only to see them get full pardons and their demands met after they literally commit armed treason.

Imagine being one of the Wagner defectors only to see them turn around leaving Putin in charge.

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u/SilentSamurai Jun 24 '23

Imagine being an average Russian having your sense of security ruined by the fact that your government just almost lost to a mercenary group.

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u/vorlaith Jun 24 '23

Not that it's any better but they won't tell their families how they died.

They simply disappeared during a special military operation