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Mass Russian surrenders at Lyman spark anger among war bloggers

Original: Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce r

Ukrainian forces are reported to have taken large numbers of Russian prisoners in the Lyman salient, with footage of mass surrenders circulating widely. Russian military bloggers are reacting with fury, blaming a 'rigged' military hierarchy run by incompetent 'sycophants and lackeys' for the defeat and demanding accountability from the command.

Why now: The fall of Lyman and mass surrenders are a major Russian setback, prompting rare public recriminations among pro-war commentators.

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• Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". # Ukraine #… · maknol · 3

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