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[–] robbotlove@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol they're cartoonishly evil

[–] mihor@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago

The only cartoonish thing here is obvious (and very stupid) Ukrainian propaganda.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago

Insider was unable to independently verify the claim.

Look, I side with Ukraine in this conflict, but this info is coming from a Ukrainian human rights group. I think I'd assume that this is propaganda that might contain a grain of truth.

[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Declared0978@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Nice, thanks for giving them credit. I had no idea when from whom it came :)

[–] Random_user@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm sitting here watching Jack Ryan season 3 and Russia is portrayed as this big bad world super power and it's endleslessly laughable.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣

Yeah... that season was a little interesting. They definitely wrote it before the war as it has not aged well.

[–] AsRedAsMonkeysAss@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Is jack ryan series good ? Should i watch it

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Lotta pro US/CIA 'ganda.

[–] ours@lemmy.film 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's ok with good production values but the latest season is terrible.

[–] raker@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

First season, definately.

[–] Random_user@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

1 and 2 are good but 3 and 4 are too over the top "super spy" mode

[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To put things into perspective, that's ~4 months of median salary, or ~8 months of minimum wage.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And what is the death benefit to the family?

Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says https://lemmy.world/post/3294516

[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 3 points 2 years ago

I've heard figures up to $30k, I think, but 1. reports on whether these are or are not paid out reliably don't seem conclusive to me 2. I'd be very surprised if there wasn't a regional coefficient, and these are Moscow numbers 3. wrestling them out of the system must be hard, and now there's also $SUBJ.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Feels like a kickback scheme: you need a body to get benefits, you must pay us to get the body....

[–] Decimit@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If there is a terrible way of doing anything, Russia goes that route.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Russia is what a country run by only Republicans would look like. Desolation and grift everywhere. In short, in the wise words of orange man, "a shithole country".

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Russians are mostly conservative, so they will not rock the boat by complaining too much. They will just say it's all for the best.

Conservatism harms everyone. Even conservatives.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

So much for getting a new car...

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anyone else feel two massive countries (Russia and China) are lurching from serious crisis to crisis (war, economic slowdown) and just feels like the "I'm in Danger" meme?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The US isn't much better. The 3 world superpowers are in serious trouble.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

It’s nothing compared to what their indigenous populations endure under their rule.

[–] Numlock 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

compare the exchange rates of their currencies to see how thoroughly wrong you are.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But whatabout the USA? 🤪🤪

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

India's on the rise. Unfortunately it is run by a fascist.

[–] jcit878@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

there is hope for India

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is adding insult to injury.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They’re a bit more than injured if I understood correctly.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

you made me crack up with that lovely bit of gallows humour.

[–] Fapper_McFapper@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 2 years ago

Everything is a fucking grift in Russia. Goddamn.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

What #Ruzzians allow, will continue.