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MarineCombatEngineer

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3. Russia thought that Ukraine would be an easy invasion, their advance units even brought

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 12:08 PM

Nov 25

their dress uniforms thinking they would take the capitol in 3 days and would march down main street, they thought wrong.

Russia grabbed a tiger by the tail and now they can't figure out how to let go without the humiliation.

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