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Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
Mon Jul 16, 2018, 07:51 PM Jul 2018

Russian mercenaries ATTACKED US FORCES IN SYRIA February 7, FOR FUCK'S SAKE

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In another of the clips, a man claims “there are about 215 fucking killed” on the Russian side.

It has been reported that up to 300 Russians may have died in the strikes. The Kremlin initially denied all reports of Russians being involved in the incident. However, in recent days, Russia’s foreign ministry has acknowledged that “several dozen” Russians were killed or wounded.

more:

http://www.newsweek.com/total-f-russian-mercenaries-syria-lament-us-strike-killed-dozens-818073


The audio recordings, in which voices can be heard saying 200 people died “right away,” appear to back up reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, and the Pentagon that roughly 100 — if not more— Russians died in the fight. Reuters has cited sources as saying the advance’s purpose was to test the United States’ response.

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The accounts in the audio also align with reports of how the battle went down, depicting an unprepared column of troops meeting an overwhelming air response before helicopter gunships strafed the remaining ones.


https://taskandpurpose.com/russian-mercenaries-syria-leaked-audio/

Wagner group and Yevgeny Prigozhin (aka “Putin’s chef”, who runs Internet Research Agency indicted by Mr. Muller & Co. in February):

....Wagner is believed to be funded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a rich businessman close to President Vladimir Putin. Mr Prigozhin is on the US sanctions list because of his links to the eastern Ukraine separatists.

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According to the report, intercepted communications showed that Mr Prigozhin was also involved in the operational planning with Syrian officials, ahead of the attack....


More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43167697

So I guess I missed the part where TRAITOR45 and Vlad had a heart-to-heart meeting about this ATTACK ON US FORCES, didn’t I

SO. FUCKING. PISSED.

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Russian mercenaries ATTACKED US FORCES IN SYRIA February 7, FOR FUCK'S SAKE (Original Post) Leghorn21 Jul 2018 OP
Seems the "attack" was towards hundreds of Russians slaughtered...Americans...not a scratch. Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #1
Tell it to Newsweek.. whathehell Jul 2018 #3
Did you even read your own post? former9thward Jul 2018 #2
They got flattened Renew Deal Jul 2018 #4

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Seems the "attack" was towards hundreds of Russians slaughtered...Americans...not a scratch.
Mon Jul 16, 2018, 07:53 PM
Jul 2018

Probinglimits of American defences? Of a 600 billion a year military with overwhelming air power...logic is not on the side of that one!

former9thward

(32,068 posts)
2. Did you even read your own post?
Mon Jul 16, 2018, 08:06 PM
Jul 2018

It was the Americans who attacked the Russians. Killed at least 200 of them. That would be the highest number of Russians killed by the U.S. since the U.S. was formed.

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