War is full of cruelties and sadness, especially civil war.
Here is an episode recalled by a Russian platoon commander:
I've seen a lot of things. But there was this one incident...
Towards evening, two of our drone operators dropped by my dugout to pass the time, wait for dusk, have some tea, and chat.
We hid under a tree, taking turns nibbling on a chocolate bar. A wounded soldier limped by on his way to the evacuation point. His bandaged leg was bleeding a bit, and he was clearly feeling the effects of painkillers, looking dazed and thirsty.
He stopped and asked for a cup of tea. We never refuse the wounded. We poured him some tea and gave him some chocolate.
He drank and then suddenly said, "A Ukrainian spared my life today. I'm hobbling along, barely moving. Can't run. Suddenly, I hear a drone buzzing overhead, carrying a payload. I look up, realizing it's my death. And I shout at it, 'I'm wounded, do you understand? I'm wounded!' The drone circled around me, flew about 30 meters away, dropped the grenade, then came back, winked at me with its lower light, and flew back to Ukrainian positions."
The wounded told this and then continued limping towards the evacuation point.
The senior of our drone operators explained this unusual behavior of the enemy: "Yesterday, the Ukrainians rotated their elite drone unit, 'aero scouts,' to the rear for a week, replacing them with mobilized troops..."
Dusk was setting in, and the drone operators were getting ready for their mission. They stepped aside to relieve themselves. The junior one, glancing around, loudly whispered to the commander, "I'll spare one today too." The commander flinched as if shocked and replied, "Today, two Ukrainians will get lucky." And they left.
I pretended not to hear. They pretended to believe that I hadn't heard.
Οι Ρώσοι αφαίμαξαν την Ευρώπη ανεβάζοντας το φυσικό αέριο 20 φορές μέσα σε 2 χρόνια!!!
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War is full of cruelties and sadness, especially civil war.