In an intercepted phone call, the soldier also complains that Ukrainian Armed Forces are waging a fierce fight and Russians should not believe what Kremlin media tells them.
If you were in their shoes you'd act the same way. It's not a choice. They're humans just like everyone else. It's the culture, environment and circumstances that lead them to act the way they do. It's not to excuse the bad behaviour. It's just a bit naive to think we would act differently because we're so much more moral than them. That's just fantasy
In their mindless tunnel-vision, they have tried their damnedest to dehumanize Ukrainians, and in the process - inevitably - the only ones they have objectively dehumanized are themselves.
Or maybe a more fitting term would be that they have subhumanized themselves. And they have done this over and over and over again, in Georgia, in Chechnya, in Crimea, etc. They are parasitic.
Thanks. There's another. A reply to a comment. But I have a feeling it's a bug from the app I'm using. I saw it happen somewhere else as well. Oh well.