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TheBlackAdder

(29,550 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 01:52 PM Yesterday

The Military Show: Iranians Are Russia's New North Korea - CANNON FODDER for the Front Lines



Russian soldiers' social media posts are revealing more than just the horrors of war—they’re exposing a military in crisis. With Iranian and North Korean troops now appearing on Ukraine’s frontlines, Russia’s manpower shortage has gone global. This deep dive unpacks how strategic failures, demographic collapse, and growing foreign dependence are reshaping the Russian military. What began as a “special operation” is now a desperate struggle fueled by imported soldiers—and the consequences are far-reaching.



Hmm. If this is true, Iranians are being added to the Russian front lines prior to the Iranian bombing campaign.
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The Military Show: Iranians Are Russia's New North Korea - CANNON FODDER for the Front Lines (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Yesterday OP
I had not heard this before this post. pecosbob Yesterday #1
Probably because it's not reality... so many of these YouTube videos are fictional click bait. WarGamer Yesterday #2
Hmmmmm........ blue-wave Yesterday #3
His loyalties are divided between Putin and Netanyahu. Torn between two lovers. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #4
Iran is no innocent in all of this. They're sending their military into another country to kill its people. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #5
Tehran is now a ghost town after much of the populace is fleeing the country, hmmm n/t AntiFascist Yesterday #6

pecosbob

(7,970 posts)
1. I had not heard this before this post.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 01:57 PM
Yesterday

Scraping the web for confirmation of this but have found none as of yet.

WarGamer

(17,361 posts)
2. Probably because it's not reality... so many of these YouTube videos are fictional click bait.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 02:03 PM
Yesterday

blue-wave

(4,698 posts)
3. Hmmmmm........
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 02:05 PM
Yesterday

Why does our fearless leader send so much love to Russia but hates Iran with the same breath? The two are great allies and will help each other against U.S. interests. SMH, I have no answers.

Crunchy Frog

(27,712 posts)
5. Iran is no innocent in all of this. They're sending their military into another country to kill its people.
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 02:41 PM
Yesterday

Just as they've been giving huge quantities of drones and missiles to terrorize and destroy Ukrainian cities.

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