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[โ€“] zephyreks@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't there ample evidence that Ukraine's been forcibly conscripting citizens, many of whom are ethnically Russian and don't feel that motivated to fight against, well, Russians?

Look at a demographic map. Ethnic Ukrainians are in the northwest, ethnic Russians are in the south and east. Guess where Russia is attacking?

[โ€“] Saeculum@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Russia did attack from the northwest to start with, but that failed fairly spectacularly