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.
  • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    You are replying under a comment in which i said that receiving orders to invade another country is not a good thing.

    Bending over backwards to avoid explicitly saying Russia did something bad lol