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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 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 wartheyre exposing a military in crisis. With Iranian and North Korean troops now appearing on Ukraines frontlines, Russias 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 soldiersand 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
Probably because it's not reality... so many of these YouTube videos are fictional click bait.
WarGamer
Yesterday
#2
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.
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.
blue-wave
(4,698 posts)3. Hmmmmm........
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)4. His loyalties are divided between Putin and Netanyahu. Torn between two lovers.
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.
Just as they've been giving huge quantities of drones and missiles to terrorize and destroy Ukrainian cities.
AntiFascist
(13,385 posts)6. Tehran is now a ghost town after much of the populace is fleeing the country, hmmm n/t