Russians grow weary of Putin's Ukraine war

 Newsmax:

As their own death toll rises to more than 19,000 in the war with Ukraine, citing Kyiv estimates, Russian citizens are becoming more disenchanted with the ongoing fighting — despite the government's lingering threat of punishing those speaking their minds.

According to the Daily Mail, Russians are coming together in the name of peace, imploring Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop sending more "cannon fodder soldiers" into battle.

"God, it's unbearable to see and read this," noted Natasha Ilina, when learning of the death of Alexei Veselkov, a 24-year-old Russian tank driver, who was married last year and welcomed the birth of a new daughter just last month. "So young, and they haven't even seen their children. Eternal memory."

One Veselkov-related commenter lamented: "He looks 17. It's so sad. So many of our men have died." Another Russian citizen reportedly wondered, "When will (this bloodshed) end? How do (Veselkov's family) survive this grief? Who needs this (war)?"

And another commenter echoed that thought with a simple question: "When will all this nightmare end?"

It's getting increasingly difficult for anti-war Russian citizens to exercise self-expression on social media.

According to NPR, Russia recently banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, citing "extremist activities," while approving a special exemption for the WhatsApp messaging service.

Twitter usage in Russia has also been restricted over the last six weeks, according to reports.
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It is a war that never made any sense.  Putin appears to have made up a Ukrainian threat that never existed. 

See, also:

Russian Troops Nominated for 'Darwin Award' for Taking Radioactive 'Souvenirs'

Who lacked intelligence?  The officers who ordered the troops into a radioactive area or the troops who took souviners?  Probably both. 

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