Posts by Jessica Peterson2

MO: Mobilized reservists are actually ALLOWED (!) to bring their OWN quadcopters, binoculars, night vision gear, and optical sights to the front lines.
🤦
https://aif.ru/society/army/mobilizo...y_kvadrokopter

Joseph Clark37 said:Has Russia set up some kind of new NKVD units specifically to hunt down and kill mobilized soldiers on the front lines if they try to desert or disobey orders?

The Kadyrovites. They aren't exactly frontline combat specialists, but they sure are efficient at slaughtering people and terrorizing anyone attempting to flee.

Ministry of Internal Affairs - roughly 830,000
Russian National Guard - 450,000
Bureau of Prisons - about 300,000
FBI - approximately 300,000
Federal Intelligence Service - around 50,000
Department of Justice - about 35,000
Federal Investigation Commission - nearly 20,000
U.S. Marshals Service - about 60,000

When you look at the sheer scale of the violence apparatus in Russia—those so-called siloviki—we're talking about over two million military personnel currently on the books.
Seriously, what the hell does Putin need 300,000 ill-equipped reservists with rusty Kalashnikovs for? 🤷
And just to be clear, I’m not even the one asking this; it was Ramzanov's question originally! 😂

It looks like Putin’s regime is planning to set up a mobilization checkpoint right next to the border crossing leading toward Georgia. https://www.rbc.ru/politics/27/09/20...om=from_main_1

Brenda Murphy3 said:I mean, seriously, can this actually be real? This feels so absurd and surreal that I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that it's actually happening....

I know it is, but still... if someone showed me this video, I’d honestly think they were messing with me via some bad translation. There's no way a woman is actually saying what the subtitles claim she's saying..

God—no matter how much I support Ukraine, on a purely human level, you can't help but feel for these mobilized guys standing there listening to all this...

dustyowl29 said:Honestly, I’d take a prison sentence over being stuck on a front line like that any day of the week.

PUTIN BRAGS: Over 68 percent of the Russian military is now equipped with modern weaponry, allegedly surpassing foreign hardware in performance!

Here is a look at this "modern" equipment:
supposedly for fearless soldiers who are meant to outmatch all other global military powers.

Mobilization in Putinland:
- The government provides nothing but a rifle, a uniform, a helmet, and a vest. Everything else? You’re on your own. You have to source your own bedding, sleeping bags, all your medications, tourniquets, and even feminine hygiene products—which, apparently, are being repurposed as wound dressings. Quite the logistical oversight, wouldn't you say?

Here is some firsthand testimony from mobilized Burjat soldiers:
- Nobody gives a damn about us! They just dumped us in the middle of the woods. The moment the Ukrainians started firing their mortars, every single officer vanished into thin air. We've been shoved onto the front lines equipped with nothing but Kalashnikovs. There is no other weaponry, and there isn't even food or water to speak of. Honestly, nobody cares if we live or die.

So, this is what the world's second most powerful military is handing out to their mobilized reservists...

Roger Campbell3 said:Meanwhile, Americans just sit back and munch on popcorn...
Where exactly is this supposed Biden threat?
Someone needs to remind those Russians where they belong...
The West is far more powerful—they've just lost their nerve.

Do you honestly think HIMARS systems are just "popcorn" to us?
Where on earth are you even from?
Little Rock?
Memphis?
Or maybe somewhere like Moscow or Minneapolis?
🤦

Kate Cook27 said:Spot on—it's the same narrative. Everyone wants to group all the Russians/Mexicans into one single entity. Some ideologies just refuse to die.

Much to my profound disappointment, 🤦

But look... I'm asking you, please, could you actually clarify what you mean by "Russians" and "Ukrainians" in this specific context?

- Are we talking about Ukrainian collaborators in occupied territories...
- Ethnic Ukrainians who are calling for war via Russian propaganda outlets...

- Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine who are giving their lives for Ukraine...
- Or Russians from Russia who travel to Ukraine to join volunteer units...

Kevin Murphy7 said:Kadyrov refused to send any more Muslim meat into the fight for Christianity🍿

Not quite. He actually claimed the volunteer response has been so overwhelming that there's absolutely no need for forced mobilization.
Even those guys who were technically drafted—you know, the ones whose mothers had to march out in anti-war protests just to get them home—well, according to Ramzan, they basically count as "volunteers" too.🙄

A senator representing Crimea has actually proposed shortening the list of medical conditions that qualify someone for a military service exemption in the Russian Senate.
Just picture it: an army where, alongside the usual suspects like cannibals and predators, you’ll also find soldiers missing limbs or battling blood cancer and terminal AIDS.🤦
AIDS

hollowdriver13 said:They’re just targeting specific groups disproportionately; once again, ethnic minorities are being treated like total cannon fodder.

In places like Buryatia, they’re literally snatching up college students right off campus to send them to recruitment centers.

https://twitter.com/ichbinilya/statu...21782805340163

Dagestan, Sakha, Yakutia

https://twitter.com/b_nishanov/statu...06547285721089

https://twitter.com/PjotrSauer/statu...66010713133057

"Directly mobilizing protesters isn't against the law" — White House

https://twitter.com/felix_light/stat...98928995057666

Even the tech bros aren't safe.

View on twitter

And apparently, those who died two years ago weren't considered "safe" either.

Kate Cook27 said:There are plenty of minorities available to die. Medvedevo's favorite move whenever he wants to throw around nuclear threats.

The man is a complete alcoholic. Honestly, that’s exactly why he lost his seat as Prime Minister.

Kate Cook27 said:Most folks from Donbas actually want the Russian occupiers out so they can finally return home and live normal, peaceful lives. And honestly? Anyone who loves Russia so much can just head over there. Most people in Donbas are just waiting for the day the Ukrainian flag flies over Donetsk again—hoping that day eventually comes. They’re also hoping there won't be any deals made with local traitors—no more listening to people suggest Ukrainians should be hung in Times Square or shoved into basements in Donetsk. They just want an end to criminals coming in from Russia, breaking into homes, and kicking families out to make room for themselves. Back in 2019, about 60% of those living in occupied areas wanted Donbas to remain part of Ukraine. As for the arrogant types filled with hate for Ukraine and Ukrainians? They can all just head back to "Mother Russia."
But hey, I fully expect these referendums to show 150% wanting to join Russia. If we could actually count everyone who was killed or driven from their homes, it would probably be 500%.
I don't even know why we're wasting paper here—the results are already scripted. It's just like 2014, where they roll in with guns and force people to vote. 🤔? Or maybe they threaten people with losing their jobs? Or taking away their kids? Meanwhile, the ones being handed food aid are the ones getting off easiest. And of course, you get to vote while standing next to two guys with rifles. Go ahead, check the box saying you *don't* want to be part of Mother Russia. But don't worry—there will be observers from Belarus, Syria, South Korea, and Republika Srpska to ensure everything is "perfectly legal."

Well, this time they won't even need to force anyone to show up at a polling station. Instead, they're setting up these little "voting brigades"—essentially election officials escorted by armed cops—who will go door-to-door with lists to collect votes.
I’ve included a link featuring a quote from the lead collaborator in Zaporizhzhia.
I suspect they won't even bother with actual ballot boxes or official papers; they’ll likely just use a school notebook where you have to scribble "yes" or "no" and sign your full name.

jadetinker85 said:So, did that neighbor you were walking the dog with finally sober up regarding the war in Ukraine?

I honestly have no clue. I’ve actually stopped heading down to that local dog park lately, mostly just to avoid getting provoked by the pro-Putin crowd and having them report me. I’m already sitting on one police warning, so the next time I run into trouble, I could very well end up behind bars🙄
But, considering most of the guys hanging around there are essentially the first ones lined up for mobilization—and none of them exactly look like software engineers—I suspect their enthusiasm for the conflict isn't quite as fiery as it used to be.

Sandra Harris2 said:I wonder how the Mad King plans on spinning this to the Russian public.
First he announces a "special military operation" to "denazify Ukraine," calls for trials and death sentences for the Azov soldiers, and threatens all sorts of barbaric atrocities... then suddenly, he's sending them off to Turkey for a vacation.

It looks like his... The little oligarch... More important than the sacred mission you set for yourself... ☕

By the way, word is already getting around... The "referendum" results... 🕺

Naturally, the 🙂Kremlin agitprop machines in their official statements won't even mention the Azov fighters; instead, they're busy bragging about how they rescued 50 Russian heroes from the Ukrainian Nazi hellscape.

Kate Lewis3 said:For Ukraine, it doesn't matter. For the European Union, it’s a massive headache because even today, ethnic Russians are causing trouble in the Baltic states. It's a huge political mess.

If we were living in a different era—back when people would have been kicked straight back to Russia for marching with a "Z" symbol—things would be simple. But now? They’re shielded by modern minority rights laws. So, the European Union either has to ditch its core principles (which basically turns into ethnic cleansing) or just accept having a fifth column living right inside its own borders.

Oops, I seem to be experiencing a bit of cognitive dissonance.
Wasn't this entire forum cheering for Ukraine from the very beginning, demanding that the European Union step up and provide support to the Ukrainians?
Am I interpreting this correctly? Are we now pivoting to cheer for more reservists staying behind in Putinistan just so they can be mobilized later?

rowdytiger13 said:That’s exactly why Latvia shut its borders and isn't letting in a single Russian fleeing mobilization.
They claimed it was purely a security measure.

And it isn't just Latvia, either—Lithuania and Estonia have already followed suit.
Now, even Finland has announced they might be moving toward closing their borders quite rapidly.

Jason Fox2 said:When I think about all those Russians fleeing, I can't help but wonder how many are actually genuine refugees who just can't stand Putin—or even the ones who might agree with him but really don't want anything to do with being sent to the front lines—versus how many are just various sleepers, spies, and other creeps getting orders to infiltrate through Europe.

Does it really matter whether they support Putin's politics or not?
What matters is that they aren't heading to the battlefields.
What matters is that they aren't pulling triggers against Ukrainian defenders.
What matters is that they aren't shelling Ukrainian schools and hospitals.
What matters is that they aren't killing, raping, or looting throughout Ukraine.

Kenneth Cruz67 said:At this rate, maybe we should just start calling in bomb threats on planes to get some attention.🤣

You’ve got a point there.
Maybe everyone should just stay in Russia so they can be mobilized and sent straight to the front lines in Ukraine.
Pure genius, really. 👍