Submitted by Quantum_II t3_124hojk in worldnews
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TheLit420 t1_je1syfx wrote
Do these soldiers include Russian soldiers?
WhoStoleMyPassport t1_je1tps5 wrote
TheLit420 t1_je1yeix wrote
Feels like Latvia missed a golden opportunity to try and overthrow Putin's regime.
Semoan t1_je35s5c wrote
to be fair, they are really scared of (and hate) Russian espionage
SheepishSheepness t1_je2bqzg wrote
Sad 😞
FiendishHawk t1_je33qei wrote
They have their own hospitals in a country that is not currently under siege.
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pipopapupupewebghost t1_jdzm0bv wrote
I wonder if the cone colors are a coincidence
AvailableLaw5102 t1_je2fvwh wrote
Definitely not I reckon, these soldiers need to be surrounded with symbolism that is personally important to the purpose of their fight to help with their morale after going through all that shit.
isawagoose t1_je2v2xh wrote
Yeah, nothing like having constant reminders of why you lost a leg rubbed in your face while you're struggling to recover from losing a leg.
SuperSimpleSam t1_jdzw1tz wrote
I would think they would be send to western countries for rehab.
RUS_BOT_tokyo t1_jdzx9z9 wrote
In the USA it's VERY expensive
Thanks_Ollie t1_je0jwwn wrote
Understatement of the century!
Tribalbob t1_je16gwj wrote
I think Hero Arm already gave some to at least a couple Ukrainian soldiers, but I'm not sure if it was charity or the Ukrainian government paid for it.
momminhard t1_je0n4tr wrote
We need prosthetic clinicians too!
ReneLevesque t1_je3e0ct wrote
It costs an arm to fix a leg in the US.
Shuber-Fuber t1_je2m689 wrote
Closer to home means less stress of travel and more familiar faces.
Miamiara t1_je2vm9b wrote
Some are sent abroad, but there are too many of them.
CrimsonShrike t1_je319pm wrote
Germany ( and other countries ) have been taking injured through special medical flights since before the invasion, dont imagine it changed recently
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soAsian t1_je0rco7 wrote
this news is why i don't believe Ukraine doesn't have big loss in Bakhmut as well. the meat grinder kill all.
Russia have far more people to draw and if this war keep going like the West want to bleed Russia dry. Ukraine will get bleed out as well.
Numbers is a quality. lets let Ukrainian dies off for our "freedom". since no one want a peace deal until Ukraine get all its lands back
daniel_22sss t1_je1k0lb wrote
We, ukranians, are fighting for OUR freedom. Stop talking on our behalf, you russian bot. We want our lands back and all these "pacifists" who want peace deals that result with Russia annexing our territory can go fuck themselves.
Also, Iraq was led by a shitty dictator, who was hated by his own people. While USA's justification for invasion was wrong, Sadam was a piece of shit and deserved to get overthrown.
soAsian t1_je1kkpf wrote
We, citizen of the world can talk about whatever fuck we want. this is my freedom.
arcosapphire t1_je17nkt wrote
Who is saying Ukraine doesn't have big losses? Of course they do. But they are forced to fight. We cannot allow rule of power. If Russia knows they can just invade whatever they want because the other side will give up from loss of lives, there will be no end to Russian aggression. And it wouldn't even stop with Russia.
It is essential to rule of law in the world that Ukraine is supported and that they do not give in. It is unfortunate that Russia's nuclear arsenal prevents more direct action.
soAsian t1_je1g5rk wrote
>It is essential to rule of law in the world
rule of law like US invaded Iraq. that rule of law.
arcosapphire t1_je1gqk5 wrote
Your whataboutism isn't welcome here, and is immediately obvious to us. How much are they paying you?
soAsian t1_je1h4pr wrote
if you don't want "whataboutism" then don't do shit that break the rule of law.
>How much are they paying you?
none. check my account history.
arcosapphire t1_je1j6tn wrote
The US doing bad things doesn't make it okay for Russia to.
That said, there's a big difference between unchecked imperialism and annexation, and regime change.
Amerizilian t1_je1hvy4 wrote
Keep talking, my man. These "Patriots" HATE when you point out the bullshit hypocrisy.
daniel_22sss t1_je1j8pj wrote
Oh, I'm sorry, I guess now we need to allow Russia to just conquer entire country and genocide its people because 20 years ago americans went into Iraq.
soAsian t1_je1llir wrote
>20 years ago americans went into Iraq
and killed million+ people that did NOTHING to US. don't forget that part. it also rippled into ISIS, Syria, Afghan and turn the entire middle east into hell. million+ more people died as well but its brown people thus we don't care. that's rule of law
ZhouDa t1_je2kugg wrote
The civil war killed those people, which was roughly half a million give or take 100K or so. The Bush administration was still responsible because of their careless invasion, but it's more of a case of negligent homicide rather than murder. When the Iraq invasion happened it sparked one of the one of the biggest worldwide protests ever seen, except people didn't know that because it wasn't covered. But that was twenty years ago, there is little we can do about that now. Even if Bush and Cheney is brought to the Hague (which would be awesome if it did happen), it won't bring back any of the dead in Iraq or change the political situation there. What we can change is what is happening in Ukraine now, where Russia is actively murdering Ukrainians in the name of imperialism. Which is what this article is about before you derailed into US history as if it has any relevance.
DellowFelegate t1_je3fz07 wrote
LoL, you say that Russia is not accountable for its' own invasion because the West manipulated them, but America's responsible for downstream things like sectarian violence, al-Assad's actions, and ISIS starting up 11 years after the invasion. Which one of the two is it?
Amerizilian t1_je1mbbu wrote
I never said that. I am just sick of American hypocrisy. It's like America condemning people for poor treatment of immigrants. Or Homosexuals. Or trans people. Or minorities.
I have many people I care about deeply who are Ukrainian and have been living through this asshole Putin's unprovoked, unnecessary genocide IN UKRAINE. They had the fucking Holodomor already, also caused by Russia (USSR). Enough is enough.
Путин хуйло
ZhouDa t1_je2nrs2 wrote
America is not a single entity, and what you attributing to them isn't even a representative of the opinion of a majority of Americans (whom don't have equal democratic representation in the US government).
As I said in another comment here, the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq sparked one of the biggest protests in modern history and Bush would leave office as the least popular president since they started keeping track of public opinion. There is still a lot of injustice in the US, and everywhere you find it you also find Americans fighting against it as well.
We all have a couple of options here. We can make the Russian invasion of Ukraine about the US and it's ongoing fight against it's own injustices or just accept that Americans are highly valuable allies needed to help stop Russia in its tracks and talk about that, and leave the discussion of US politics to the politics subreddit.
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Iapetus_Industrial t1_je1puoa wrote
But, have you considered... America bad, therefore we should let Russia invade whoever they want?
[deleted] t1_je15gkr wrote
I feel like your saying the west is manipulating Ukraine. You might not be, just my perception.
Ukraine has decided to fight for it's sovereignty, and the west supports that because autocrats can't be allowed to invade neighbors.
soAsian t1_je1gh97 wrote
autocrats like US invaded Iraq and break the rule of law in the world
[deleted] t1_je1hwxf wrote
The US is not lead by an autocrat, try again.
The US wrongly invaded Iraq with a global coalition. It was very wrong.
But we aren't discussing Iraq, so stay focused.
soAsian t1_je1i8ay wrote
killing brown people in Iraq is not the same as killing white in Ukraine. is that it? you don't have much of moral high ground when you don't have moral.
[deleted] t1_je1mcdw wrote
You aren't even on topic. I've made it clear I don't support the western coalition in Iraq so I'm not sure what you're trying to do there.
Try harder.
thomaslauch43 t1_je0vc90 wrote
Despite poor training and equipment, Russia always has the upper hand in the war. That's why Ukraine needs all the help the west can give to increase their chances in the war.
At the end of the day, it is up to Zelensky and Ukrainians to decide if it is worth fighting until they get Crimea back.
splvtoon t1_je1lyw2 wrote
>it is up to Zelensky and Ukrainians to decide if it is worth fighting until they get Crimea back.
bold of you to assume russia would stop at crimea.
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DellowFelegate t1_je3eg0v wrote
"like the West want to bleed Russia dry. Ukraine will get bleed out as well."
Russia, and only Russia, are the ones bleeding Ukrainians dry. Russians are also going out of their way, by multiple time zones, to bleed themselves dry.
WhoStoleMyPassport t1_jdzwf3u wrote
Latvia is currently accepting wounded soldiers in a special hospital in Jūrmala where they get prosthetics, treatments and therapy.