#cannon fodder

[samglyph]

Do new malevolent listeners know about the city full of dead Arthurs. Cause I know the christmas special isn’t ‘canon’ but in that context city of full of dead Arthurs could still win.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Death Korps of Krieg by Varadi Paszkal

[alphamecha-mkii]

Rip and Tear by I_drew_that_thing

[odinsblog]

Welp, I guess the mass executions will continue until morale improves. Or until Russia withdraws from the sovereign nation it invaded, unprovoked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

👉🏿 https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2023/1026/1413019-ukraine-russia-latest/

👉🏿 https://kyivindependent.com/media-us-says-russia-suffers-heavy-losses-at-avdiivka-executes-own-troops/

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MEGA #23, Aug '94 - 'Cannon Fodder' cover.

[oldschoolfrp]

"Now, don't worry about what it says on your shirt . . . Just charge when I say charge!!" I'm sure cannon fodder is a term of endearment. Take your place at the front of the marching order and we'll get underway. (John Hageman, Dragon 29, September 1979)

[animemiscellany]

[tomorrowusa]

One thing we have to admit about Putin's Russia, it treats its own citizens just as badly as it treats its neighbors.

In early November, 19-year-old Russian conscript Andrei Lazhyev died at a naval hospital in Sevastopol, home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the illegally annexed territory of Crimea. The recent university graduate's death came just a little more than four months after he was drafted into the Russian military, and was officially determined to be the result of swelling and hemorrhage of the brain, according to documents reviewed by RFE/RL's North.Realities. His parents -- who were not allowed to see Andrei after he was hospitalized -- have never been told how or when he received the injuries that killed their son and have yet to receive his body. [ ... ] In late September, less than a month after Andrei informed his parents that he had completed his military training in Russia and was being transferred with other conscripts to Crimea, he called to tell them that he was in a field hospital. "He didn't know where exactly he was," Nikolai Lazhyev, Andrei's father, told RFE/RL. "He only said that everyone lived in tents in a field, and there were mountains around. He said that he felt very bad and complained of constant nausea."

Going directly from basic training to being in a field hospital is certainly not a good sign.

The parents eventually learned that Andrei was discharged from the hospital within a few days and was transferred two weeks later, on October 6, to Armyansk, a town in northern Crimea. From there the parents had no word of their son's situation until, on October 23, Nikolai was contacted on social media by a man who claimed to be Andrei's hospital roommate. The man told Nikolai that Andrei had been admitted to the naval hospital in Sevastopol around October 8 and was in grave condition -- unable to walk or see properly, and constantly vomiting. During a call, the roommate handed his phone to Andrei, who told his father that he had lost his phone and did not recall what happened to him or how he got to the hospital. When the roommate sent a photograph of Andrei, the young conscript's parents were shocked. "We didn't even recognize him at first. The sight was terrible," Nikolai said, saying that while his son weighed more than 100 kilograms when he was drafted he looked in the image like he weighed less than 60.

Losing 40% of one's weight is something we'd associate with a serious disease or injury. It's another sign of maltreatment.

Back to Andrei's parents.

"They told me that Andrei allegedly did not want to serve to such an extent that he had something like a nervous breakdown," Nikolai said. "They called it 'homesickness syndrome.'" But the psychiatrist also revealed that he had noticed obvious signs of beatings on Andrei's body," according to Nikolai. [ ... ] Nikolai managed to contact a medical worker who had treated his son and was told that Andrei suffered from cerebral edema and hemorrhage. Nevertheless, Nikolai recalled, he was told that while his son might "need some medicine" Andrei was in good hands because the naval hospital had "everything." In further conversations the hospital authorities, Andrei's parents were told they could not visit the facility because Sevastopol was located in the war zone amid Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine, but doctors promised he would be evacuated to safer ground. The evacuation never came -- the family was told that Andrei's condition was too serious. Finally, on November 1, Nikolai and his wife obtained the documents needed to visit the hospital, but it was too late. The next day, while at a Moscow airport en route to Crimea, they learned that Andrei had died.

The army there has had a long history of brutality dating back to Soviet times.

Some clarity came within a couple days. A man who introduced himself as a commander contacted Nikolai through Telegram. Without revealing his name or rank, the man sent a photo of Andrei's death certificate that showed he died from "cerebral edema, internal hemorrhage of the brain stem." "It was written there in black and white," Nikolai said, saying the document revealed the diagnosis had been known for a month before Andrei died. "Why this swelling happened is unknown," Nikolai said. "My son lay dying for a whole month, and they did not report anything. If he had been evacuated, I think he would be alive [today]." [ ... ]

Nikolai, a former military man himself, said that following Andrei's death, he simply cannot trust the authorities. "I can't believe them, I can't, that's all," Nikolai said. Nikolai has still not received any official documents from the Defense Ministry regarding his son's service and death, his requests for information have gone unanswered, and Andrei's body has yet to be returned home. These factors have led Nikolai to reach the conclusion that his son died after an attempt to force him to sign up for combat abroad.

Putin wants Ukraine at all costs and it doesn't matter to him how many Russians he needs to kill to achieve his goal. Human wave attacks have been used against Ukraine. Essentially, Putin regards his troops as disposable.

Putin is tolerating losses like these just so he can think of himself as the 21st century version of Peter the Great. He's clearly a sociopathic megalomaniac.

Vladimir Putin 'stepping up invasion' in Ukraine as Russia sees almost 1,000 casualties a day

If you are a male in Russia who's in danger of conscription, your only sane option is to leave the country.

[euesworld]

"Her smile comes in waves like an ocean of happiness, and I am so convinced that I will drown in that sappy shit.. and I would really love it if she would laugh a bit. A bit more than yesterday, I will give her all of my love today.. and pray to the gods that she is here to stay. I couldn't think or imagine a life without her, here in this dirt, this muck, this mud, I'm stuck, I'm fucked.. but.. with her by my side I feel like I will never run out of luck. If it's a smile she wants, I will smile like a fool.. if she wants to build a relationship, I will be her tool. If she needs to travel I will be her mule, if she needs a place to sit my lap can be her stool.. cause I drool, I drool and dawdle like cannon fodder.. and there could never be another cause she is the ultimate lover."

She means everything to me - eUë

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Destroyed Russian 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar, Ukraine, December 13, .2023. Source: ukr.warspotting.net

P.S. By 661 days of the war, the horde of Russian war criminals has lost - 8100 artillery systems...Only fools who no longer care about their own lives are ready to serve in the Russian army!

However, despite the pathetic performance of the Russian military, there are still "useful idiots" in the West who are ready to serve the interests of the Kremlin...

[mingos-commodoreblog]

Open Fodder v1.8: An open source port of Cannon Fodder

[moviemosaics]

Memories

directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, Kōji Morimoto, and Tensai Okamura, 1995

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Catachan soldier sketch by Judas Chaban

[dtstat]

insane crackship that came to me in a vision. Rauru from TOTK and the un-named general from cannon fodder.

Think laputa castle in the sky if the laputians were the zonai and still around

[immaculatasknight]

Will ruin their manicures

[ernestbruce]

my friends, let us rejoice!

are you witnessing David (Ukraine) kicking the SHIT out of Goliath (Russia)?

Ukraine, a country without a navy, has singlehandedly decimated Russia's navy, to the point that it has had to move the few ships Ukraine has not sinked away from Crimea

the Black Sea IS NOT under Russian dominion

Ukraine's army is making mincemeat out of Russian soldiers

the Russian military is also helping with its MANY "friendly fire" blunders; they also purposely kill their own troops to try to hold territory that does not belong to them; they are just shameful; when the Russian people find out the truth, Russian generals will go through some things

just you wait until Ukraine pilots start flying missions in their F-16s; Russia is shaking in its boots because of this

Ukraine is showing the world how to fight a weak, cowardly bully: with honor, smarts, innovation, and courage

yes, Ukraine, keep bombing Russia's oil infrastructure; ensure that the Russian economy goes to SHIT, and the Russian people have only one fucking asshole to blame: Putin

do not listen to those countries that talk a big game but do not help you defend yourself

do what you must to ensure your survival and restore your borders to their 2013 configuration

expel or KILL all invaders of your territory

all the justice-loving people of the world are with you; many of us happily contribute financially to your military success

let us support Ukraine more than ever

if you can donate to the cause, please do so

SLAVA UKRAINI

к черту Россию