Thread by @helmuts_reinis

Russia is abandoning their POW's in Ukraine, erasing records as if they never went there.
This applies to both mobilized and contract soldiers.

Why you may ask? Well, because these POW's have seen the truth and contradicts every narrative that kremlin is pushing in russia. 1/ 🧵

Most the russian families of POW's who have tried to contact the russian military ended up with a message that their husbands have never been enlisted. This is done on purpose. 2/*

Russia is doing this to keep the thin veneer of "great russia" from blowing up in their faces. Putin has ordered to capture more land at any cost. The cost of these advancements is so great, that only 20% of infantry waves survive, rest are divided by zero, or maimed. 3/

What is remarkable in this situation, kremlin is in war-economy mode, in order to be able to make these minuscule advancements on front. Have you noticed how Adiivka, Bakhmut has been on headlines for more than a year? Changes can only be seen if you zoom in on maps really close.

There are no more MEDVACs on the frontline for russians. Their injured are treated in trenches, and sent into another meat wave attack. Repeating the cycle until they perish, and this is the reason why there are no more POW exchange, kremlin wants to keep this under the lid.

Needless to say, that this comes at a great cost for Ukrainian side as well. They are faced with a disproportionate number of invaders, Ukrainian soldiers also get captured. Exchange has been halted also due to POW torture on russian side, and kremlin can't risk exposing this.

To "sugarcoat" this. Kremlin is cultivating an extremely evil form of doctrine, which promotes violence and any form of torture is acceptable in their books.

https://twitter.com/olddog100ua/status/1716529277724684538

With all that said - given than Ukraine is able to resist russia in a full war-economy mode, it is weaker than it appears. Their propaganda has gone into an overdrive on social media. Even their MFA account has become hysterical - they see nazis everywhere.

So don't trust a word that comes out from the kremlin. They have always lied.

Their current narrative is to appear strong, but in fact they are weaker than ever. "russia-strong" image is glued together by relentless propaganda.

Now a bit about russophobia. They like to play their victim card, but take no shame in publishing material that directly promotes violence against its neighbours.

So, kremlin - what did you really expect?

But don't be fooled - hate for western countries is part of their indoctrination on the governmental level. They have been stuck in this violent mindset for many decades. Their citizens are fed insane amounts of disinformation, and it does resonate with part of the population.

They also view themselves as some sort of saviours - a grandiose delusion, if you ask me. While being able to accept the idea that nation should be wiped off the face of the earth, by openly peddling genocidal ideas, and this apparently is journalism in so-called russia.

That will be all. Just wanted to remind you folks that russia is practicing unrestrained terrorism and some demented people are somehow able to support it.

World has become an asylum, where resisting an invasion is considered a form of fascism.

And remember, stalinism alive and well today, but the only nazis that are left is in russia.

I think it is time for Europe to wake up and push russia back to its borders.

Update: More cringe from russian MFA today.

More of same, now russian official channels are on witch hunt for nazi collaborators in Sweden.

This is a ... sad comedy.

Digressing from the topic, but an intersting find.
While russia is on the witch hunt for nazis. I believe they haven't been paying enough attention to their own military.