Video of Russian recruits reveals reality on the frontlines

CNN's Melissa Bell reports on widely circulated social media videos of recruits talking about their poor training and equipment on the front lines. CNN has not been able to independently verify the videos. #CNN #News

[TREON.is.Bathit.Crazy.U.S.G]

The sad irony is that no one threatened Russia. This is a disaster of its own making!

[frankstidham]

Russian soldiers are told they are fighting for the survival of their country, in reality they are dying for one man's ego.
Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

[rolf-arnesand]

I red a book about The Winter War between Finland and The Soviet Union in 1939. There was a description of an incident that stuck with me for some reason: Finnish soldiers had captured some russian soldiers and was checking their pockets and packs for weapons and usable items. On one of the soldiers they found a pair of woman’s shoes. The finns laughed and asked the soldier why he was carrying these shoes with him. The russian told them he had been out shopping shoes for his wife (a task which probably consisted of standing many hours in line). On the way back home he had been picked up by recruiters and pressed into army service. Within days he found himself at the frontline.

It seems little has changed in russian mentality and their disregard for the individual is hard to comprehend for westeners. Churchill said «Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma» but he also said «Russia is never as strong as she looks; Russia is never as weak as she looks.» It will be an interesting winter to put it mildly.

[umurkaragoz]

"Hope is not a method"

That is brilliant!

[jessegriffin]

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

[finbarrmcgrath]

“You follow the man with the rifle. When the man with the rifle dies you pickup the rifle.”
Enemy at the gates.

[cbpd]

These men are being sent off to be literal cannon fodder and being told to borrow a box of tampons to treat their own bullet wounds.
Tampons work to slow bleeding but this isn't first aid with your handbag, this is supposed to be an army headed to n active war zone. That is horrific. Everything about this war is horrific.

[ketch]

Deep condolences to all mother, father, children and family who lost their lives in this war.

[toniwilson]

Nothing inspires your men like a rousing “I live on pills” speech

[cscheatum]

Never thought that Russias largest threat would be Russia.

[nUmBskulLL]

You can't buy morale and
you can't win without it

[charlesbarbare]

Man said he lives on pills that's a haunting statement I couldn't imagine

[looneytunes]

What a senseless war. God bless Ukraine

[Williamwerenberg]

This really highlights just how senseless war is.
Utter depressing and sad.

[Golfr]

It's basically sending people to their final resting place. It's Murder and criminaly insane

[undertow]

I think Russia is about to experience a wave of reporters falling out of windows.

[Asa...S]

"War is rich old men protecting their property by sending middle class and lower class young men off to die. It always has been.”
George Carlin

[BAGLmk]

“You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”

[OneQuickieplz]

As soon as the first guy started talking, I was thinking this was like a 1800 century war where they had people in lines firing back and forth with no need to know sh** but pulling a trigger and reloading xD

[humangeneric-]

This is so sad. They are rounding up men off the street and sending them to die with no training, no equipment and no protection. This is sick!