• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    And we’re all ready to believe that, but the article had nothing to support that claim. An easier explanation is someone’s incompetence that they either didn’t think they needed or didn’t know how to use a drone operator or couldn’t keep him supplied/equipped and the accusations are outrage over that.

    Being incompetent or having inadequate supplies are certainly bad things but different from being corrupt

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      2 months ago

      The drone operators video in the article explicitly calls out the commander for being corrupt, misreporting the situation on the ground, having Western contacts that he’s working with, and being involved in narco-trafficking.

      I feel bad for the drone operator who was sent to his death for a shitty cause, but if the Russian commanders are like that, that’s a win for the good guys in my book.

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        2 months ago

        Narco trafficking sounds like a good incentive to get rid of drone operators. Wouldn’t want them capturing footage of those operations

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        2 months ago

        I work in an industry known for frequent large layoffs, so I’m making the connection that many former employees take it personally and say things out of spite. I’m not entirely taking the operators word for it, since he clearly has a reason to be pissed off. As I said though: easy to believe

        Yeah, it’s tough here because all wars, especially this one, are so horrible. I do feel sorry for those caught up in it and who suffer the consequences, and I know most Russians are not there entirely willingly. Still, Russia is the perpetrator, they are the cause of this suffering, death, and destruction, and this soldier was clearly participating. He is part of the problem so better him than his intended victims

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          What kind of psychopathic logic tree is this? He’s not be laid off, he’s being sent to die.

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            2 months ago

            Most of us don’t have the experience of being sent off to die.

            While I know it’s comparatively trivial, if people can be pissed off enough to make accusations after hearing the bad news of losing their employment, think of how pissed off they might be on hearing life threatening bad news

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        He seems to be a ideological volunteer who fought in Donetsk even before the invasion. Fuck him, cheers to Russian incompetence

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      2 months ago

      but different from being corrupt

      Yes, but they already mentioned the commander was Russian in the article.

      • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        An easier explanation is [sic] someone’s incompetence that they either didn’t think… or didn’t know how…

        Did you miss the part where they’re clearly posting from the department of redundancy department? 🤪