c/ukraine · by Ulara@sopuli.xyz · 3yRussia sends in elite troops to halt Ukrainian counter-offensive https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/27/russia-war-sends-elite-paratroopers-ukrainian-breakthrough/71 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world
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random_character_a@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 3y
So, what is "Russian elite troops" these days. Non-conscripted?
TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 3y
Local Yu-Gi-Oh! champions they snatched from the mall.
NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
Darkhoof@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 3y
They still have elite troops? I would say at this point "russian elite troops" are mythical creatures akin to unicorns: they don't exist.
ZILtoid1991@kbin.social · 13 pts · 3y
Likely they meant "elitt", which in Hungarian means "drunk away (wealth, money, etc)", so they're sending in their most alcoholic troops.
Lmaydev@programming.dev · 6 pts · 3y
Also seems weird to wait until this point to deploy them right?
Twerchhauer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
They were deployed, but in the East. This opens a window of opportunity to liberate some territories in the now weakened East.
Lmaydev@programming.dev · 2 pts · 3y
Makes sense. Thanks
Techmaster@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
Russian elite troops is akin to being the smartest kid in special ed.