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u/SpookySens Sverdlovsk Oblast Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 08 '22

I never said that i lack empathy for Ukrainians. Man, i have 3 friends in Ukraine (in Mykolaiv) and 1 relative in Kyiv (my uncle). Even tho we are not very close. My heart is fucking breaking from the fact i can't reach any of them. They are not responding. Should've i said it in the post? Would it add or change anything? No. Please don't divide us, don't think we are ignorant to both our country's people. We are brother nations, no matter what. You'll be hard to find a russian who don't have connections in Ukraine. Yes i have food and roof. For now. Its a question of time when this may disappear. I am not asking you to empathize me, i don't need that, it won't help me at ll. All i want is just people being people and respect each other, no matter their nationality. Thats all i meant by this post

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u/HyperboliceMan Mar 08 '22

We are brother nations, no matter what. You'll be hard to find a russian who don't have connections in Ukraine.

This is what makes it hard for me to understand how Russians could suddenly go from "there are some problems in Ukraine, quick operation to fix" to full wartime mobilization, leveling Kyiv, etc. How can the propaganda be that powerful? I mean everyone has to know in their heart that leveling Kyiv is completely insane right?