Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through - eviltoast
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, told The Economist.
  • Ukrainian’s shock offensive on Russia’s Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine’s soldiers.
  • “We joked that it wasn’t April 1st,” a Ukrainian soldier told The Economist.
  • The country’s troops did suspect that an invasion was imminent after they were issued new equipment.
      • Knoxvomica@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        28 days ago

        Yeah cool, so if you’re ukrainiaU kill as many Russian soldiers as possible in the most organized and efficient way possible.