Russia Executes Soldiers as Army Collapses - Jason Jay Smart

[TexasTowelie]

Inside Putin's army, a chilling new slang has emerged: "obnulenie," to be zeroed out. This is the fate of Russian soldiers who refuse to fight, executed by their own commanders in a brutal campaign to enforce obedience. This internal collapse is now spilling into the streets of Russia, where protesters chant for Swan Lake, the iconic ballet broadcast during the 1991 Soviet coup, a clear and potent signal of regime crisis that every Russian understands.

This is not an isolated phenomenon. The rot is systemic. With over 20,000 court cases against its own soldiers for refusal to fight, the Russian military is at war with itself. The public feels this decay, with polling showing 41% of Russians believe the war has "crippled the souls" of its soldiers, and 39% now expect a surge in violent crime when they return.

Ukraine's precision strikes are accelerating this collapse, exposing the fragility of Putin's war machine. A fire at a critical oil depot in Crimea burned for days, triggering fuel rationing and widespread shortages across the peninsula. A single strike on a power substation plunged three separate Russian regions into darkness. These attacks reveal a hollowed-out state unable to protect.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Russian Military's Internal Collapse: Executing Own Troops
02:35 - Drone Success: Your Donations are Saving Lives
05:21 - The Dark Reality: Russia's Energy Grid Under Attack
06:43 - Why Russian Elites Are Shaking Down Own Citizens
08:32 - The End of Putin: Cracks in the Kremlin's Facade
10:42 - Outro

[rampartd]

1. "swan lake" sounds like a good tune for our marching bands to learn

every revolution needs a sound track. this one is a reminder that donald j quisling is not the dictator, and will eventually discover the reality of gravity through defenestration.