▲ 89 ▼ Russia Forms Spetsnaz Brigade from Ukrainian POWs in Violation of Geneva Convention (united24media.com) submitted 3 months ago by Zapados@sh.itjust.works to c/world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 10 points 3 months ago (3 children) Technically there special force from Russia but I guess that if Russia is doing a POW unit it’s only a « special » unit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I think most of the "real" ones died in the attack on Kiev in the first three days of the war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago They were never anything more than glorified gymnasts anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] axh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago A very special unit for a very special military operation commanded by a very special leadership. permalink fedilink source parent [–] quill7513@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) soviet/post-soviet special forces. they do dangerous forward operations before infantry comes in to secure an area. their US equivalents would be like the Green Berets permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago Green Berets would walk all over Spetnaz tho, same category but order of magnitude different capability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 10 points 3 months ago (3 children) Technically there special force from Russia but I guess that if Russia is doing a POW unit it’s only a « special » unit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I think most of the "real" ones died in the attack on Kiev in the first three days of the war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago They were never anything more than glorified gymnasts anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [–] axh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago A very special unit for a very special military operation commanded by a very special leadership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I think most of the "real" ones died in the attack on Kiev in the first three days of the war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago They were never anything more than glorified gymnasts anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago They were never anything more than glorified gymnasts anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago A very special unit for a very special military operation commanded by a very special leadership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quill7513@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) soviet/post-soviet special forces. they do dangerous forward operations before infantry comes in to secure an area. their US equivalents would be like the Green Berets permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago Green Berets would walk all over Spetnaz tho, same category but order of magnitude different capability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago Green Berets would walk all over Spetnaz tho, same category but order of magnitude different capability. permalink fedilink source parent
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