Russian recruits are making videos directly addressed to Putin begging for more support amid 'meat assaults'

Tue, 03/21/2023 - 21:39

A man dressed in a Russian military uniform puts his hand on the train window as he says goodbye to someone. — A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021.
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Russian conscripts are increasingly appealing directly to Putin for more support amid the war.
Videos in recent weeks have featured troops asking for additional aid or to be recalled altogether.
The trend comes amid the ongoing bloody and brutal battle of Bakhmut in the east.

Russian conscripts on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine are appealing directly to the big man in charge, begging President Vladimir Putin for further support, aid, and reprieve amid a wave of attrition assaults.