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ChrisO_wiki

@ChrisO_wiki

Dec 8 • 9 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X

1/ Many Russian commentators feel the loss of Syria deeply because it was a "kind of symbol of the glory of Russian weapons," according to a lament published by a prominent Russian war blogger. "It is not yet clear what will happen to this symbol," he adds gloomily. ⬇️

2/ 'Two Majors' explains why there has been an outpouring of furious and despairing commentary from Russian sources about the fall of the Assad regime.

"Because many war bloggers, they say, wear shoulder straps. Or communicate with those who do. Or were there 'incognito'."

3/ "For the whole country, it was like a special operation somewhere on the other side of the world, where we were always winning and it was shown on TV.

And in the past years, many, many servicemen of our country have been to Syria.

4/ "Some flew there, some fought on the ground, some were military translators, like, for example, dear comrade Rybar. Some took Palmyra. Twice. Security forces who had never been to Syria also felt the impact of those events.

5/ "Border guards identified terrorists at the borders, caught them in the "green zone", or, on the contrary, did not allow young fools to leave to die for the brutal ideas of jihadists.

6/ "The office fought recruiters and militants inside the country, police officers combed and died at checkpoints (and not only) in the Caucasus. "Work, Brothers!" In general, there was enough work for everyone, and the defeat of the terrorist ISIS was felt by many.

7/ "And at one time, Syria was a military success and was presented as a success. Medals were given to participants and visiting artists, TV sang laudatory and well-deserved odes, talked about Erdogan's knife in the back, downed pilots, showed the tragic "This is for the boys!".

8/ "That is, among the security forces, Syria in the old borders, which our military helped to defend, is for many not just memories of service, but also a kind of symbol of the glory of Russian weapons. And it is not yet clear what will happen to this symbol.

9/ "Now times have changed and become harsher. Those who have experienced the "Syrian experience" have yet to understand what happened there.

But this will happen after the ongoing events on the Ukrainian front." /end

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