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Russian cannibal soldier ate his own comrade, leaked audio from Ukraine's HUR claims (kyivindependent.com)

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"Nobody ran away. 'Brelok' took him (comrade) out and then ate him for two f*cking weeks," a speaker identified by HUR as a commander of a reconnaissance unit from Russia's 68th Motorized Rifle Division can be heard saying in the intercept.

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[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yup. But might as well be true. C'mon, they take soldiers from prisons, what could go wrong?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Idk man that seems like a really irresponsible way to interpret information. I prefer to stay vigilant regardless of which perspective I favor

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today -5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

No need to favor either of the sides. It's 2025 and both are already complicit in atrocities.

How likely was Ukraine losing 50k soldiers, while Russia has over one million? Probably there's no such chance. That's blatant ukrainian propaganda.

How likely a cannibal was recruited in Russia, did eat his comrade, and the rumor was intercepted? Well, it's possible.

Edit: I agree that broadcasting the intercepted messages is indeed a piece of propaganda. But I claim that it might be rooted in the reality

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I never said it was impossible. Only that it is hard to believe based on the source