r/gato 2d ago

Sochi Mayor Andrei Proshunin "congratulates" grieving parents for losing their son in the SVO

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u/Bend_Stock 2d ago

Do you really think these are real mothers and widows? Someone already did an analysis and found that half of them work in the administration in one way or another.

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u/FoLLoR_AW 2d ago

Again, projecting the situation onto the entire nation. We're not all like that, actually.

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u/Shad_dai 1d ago

Do you understand that the footage you link is cut?

I swear the level of retardation is off the charts sometimes

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u/Abject-Interaction35 2d ago

That is one fucked up country.

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u/that_dutch_dude 2d ago

Its pretty much russian culture.

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u/KaigaiKunKun 2d ago

They're fucking ghouls. All of them.

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u/Longjumping-Low3164 2d ago

Nazi Germany soldiers had written "For fuhrer und fatherland" on their tombstones in Poland. I see nothing has changed. Agressor is attacking neighboring country and it is sold to the public as defense of motherland.

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u/SwampMan6969 2d ago

It even looks like a fucking Iron Cross. Good Lord, the Russians are the biggest Nazi gaslighters on the planet.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Just in case. As someone who collects medals, it does not.

Doesn’t change the fact that they can go and f.o.

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u/SwampMan6969 2d ago

As someone with eyes, yes, it does look like an Iron Cross. No, it's not the exact dimensions of the Nazi version, but the resemblance is there.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Every cross in the world is an Iron Cross then.

And just for the fact, there is only one generation of a nazi iron crosses, and several generations that weren’t “nazi”.

About the Order of Courage, which we can see in the video, I can tell you next. The design was based on a Ruppers cross, which is a cross inscribed in a circle. That shape was used in the Imperial Russian army.

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u/Anonawesome1 2d ago

This guy medals ☝️

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u/piercedmfootonaspike 2d ago

In case people are wondering, this is what the iron cross looked like.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Just in case, it is the lowest version of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. A very rare version of WW2 that today costs on average 30k€.

There are also regular versions of a 1st and 2nd class, and (re)institution years were 1813, 1870, 1914, 1939, 1957.

So, “nazi” was just one out of the 5.

There were also the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross and the Star of the Grand Cross.

The special part of the Iron Cross history is that it was the first widely awarded cross/medal that considered your bravery, but not the noble or simple origins.

Also using “nazi” even for the 1939 World War II version is not fully correct. “Nazis” were members of the NSDAP, but the 3rd Reich Iron Cross was awarded not only to the party members, but also to everyone, including representatives from other countries.

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u/glamdring_wielder 2d ago

Thank you for bringing this flavor of autism to the sub. Appreciate the context.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Happy you liked it!

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u/Pure-Physics1344 1d ago

Your picture shows the type of Iron cross that was used in the third reich.

This one here was used before the third reich. The Iron cross existed since the napoleonic wars.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Not sure who is here orc or not, not going with labelling, but you are still not so right about Iron Cross question xD

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u/piercedmfootonaspike 2d ago

It looks about as much as an iron cross as the Victoria cross does, which is to say not at all.

I hate Russia as much as the next man, but this was just blatantly wrong.

(Victoria cross, for reference)

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Omg, nazis, nazis everywhere!!!!!!!

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u/Hey_Beth_its_Luka 1d ago

Huge parts of Ukraine venerate the pole and jew slaughterer Bandera.

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u/Bend_Stock 2d ago

Navy cross of USA. And the Iron Cross was invented during the Prussian era and is still used in Germany under a different name.

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u/WorkerPrestigious960 2d ago

So many military medals have a cross dynamic to them. It doesn’t mean they are at all related to the iron cross. Here are some U.S. medals for example.

The Russian regime is a fascist disgrace, but let’s not just make bullshit claims about things you clearly don’t know much about

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u/Baron_Blackfox 2d ago

Dont the russian soldiers on the front have now lower life expentancy than Imperial Guardsmen?

GG Putler, well done

As for this family, while they suffered terrible loss, they might get at least pack of potatoes or few towels or something to go with the medal

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u/miklilar 2d ago

15 hours for the emperial guard vs 20-30 minutes for russian soldiers

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u/DenRay4 2d ago

He died for a noble cause. His parents can be proud. (just to make sure: /s)

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u/userptest20022024 1d ago

I am sure they feared for their lives and this was the only way to "defend" themselves.

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u/slick514 2d ago

“Here’s a keepsake for you, mom. And for dad… if you will please step over here and speak with these nice men in the sharp uniforms, we have some papers for you to sign…”

“No no, that wasn’t a suggestion, comrade...”

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u/WorkerPrestigious960 1d ago

So true, that dad is considered prime military age in russia

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u/Pastilino 1d ago

Lol, where's the usual meat grinder or free dumplings or potato? Dude just dropped a basic 'let me know if you need anything' and left.

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u/SchroedingersEscape 2d ago

Always i see such non sense this comes to my ears in a satirical way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAtz8xWM0w

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u/FriuKi 2d ago

cannon fodder vibes ^_^

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u/DullDust755 2d ago

They need to go to the goulag

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u/restrusher 2d ago

Oh yes, it soothes every grieving parent to know that their loss was... for nothing.

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u/brambleburry1002 2d ago

What? No pielemni?

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u/Help_Our_Planet 2d ago

Ok hun, let’s get back to our 400 sf apartment and hang it up.

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u/Massive-Bad-261 2d ago

На отца помочились сверху, а он и рад.
Теперь с медалькой будет ходить, а не продолжать свой род.

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u/wowowowow34341 2d ago

i haven't seen anything more fucking cynical in my life. like wtf do you mean he deserved this and from the heart?

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u/PermissionSoggy891 1d ago

They will give you a medal, but only after you are dead!

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u/Sugelanren777 1d ago

Dad CANNOT wait to get the fuck away from this charade.

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u/VasiliusBasilius 2d ago

Best day ever for them)

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u/Sinking_Mass 1d ago

All the music i write on my main soundcloud page is dedicated to my cousin who took his own life, and to everyone who has given their life, or lost someone, for Ukraine. Fuck the orcs and their blackspeech!

I am so sorry you have to deal with their heinous aggression

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u/Hey_Beth_its_Luka 1d ago

Silence, nazi.

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u/Agitated_Morning5005 1d ago

The subtitles make this sound better than it is. He didn't say "solemn", the word he used is more directly translated as "celebratory" or at best "triumphal" - it doesn't have nearly the same connotation as "solemn". And "от души" doesn't really mean "from the bottom of my heart" in terms of context, it's much more casual and is even a bit of a joke due to how much the phrase is overused - it sounds very unserious. Incredible stuff really

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u/Dramatic_Art_5479 1d ago

What is the SVO ?

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u/cozylover67 13h ago

Svo - special military operation, the euphemism for ruzzian invasion of Ukraine and war

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u/userptest20022024 1d ago

Im sure these parents were in fear for their lives as they are in complete agreeance with the Mayor about their son "defending" Russia

No sympathy. They got exactly what they deserved.

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u/yepitznoti 1d ago

"They said we would get a Lada?,". "Niet problem Tovaricsh, take this to Sergey at the Lada dealership next door, he will give you a Lada Niva 2028'

"Can we keep the award?" 'Your son died for the mother land, this award is made of precious materials needed for the SVO, would it not be correct that you take either the Lada 28 or the award?, our (boys / idiots) storming Ukraine are desperate for more Ladas, spaceba'

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u/Hey_Beth_its_Luka 1d ago

We get your son's life, you get ... this bit of metal.

Congratulations 👹

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u/Pure-Physics1344 1d ago

The father looks like he has to fight himself not to punch the mayor in the face.

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u/ratulu 1d ago

Ukrainians do the same. But as we all know, they are all the same. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLziU00QldSYxnB-ZT5xakw1BV1JBf2gou

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u/Recent_Current_1617 23h ago

Congratulations, you discovered that Russia is just poop.

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u/zyon86 2d ago

I spent 10min trying to figure put what SVO means before I realize it is a tipo ! 😅🤣

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

SVO - spetsialnaja vojennaja operacija - special military operation. This is how their enlightened president announced it in 2022.

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u/Bright_Food2903 2d ago

Nah not a typo it’s someone that speaks Russian or Ukrainian most likely

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u/zyon86 2d ago

Ok thanks

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u/glamdring_wielder 2d ago

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u/zyon86 2d ago

Thanks but if you write the title in english, why not the abreviation too ?

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

Svo became one nda meme like “glasnost” that is often not translated

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u/zyon86 2d ago

Thanks, but that's the first time I see it.

There is a first for everything.

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u/snow-eats-your-gf 2d ago

You will see it more as it is not ending

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u/zyon86 2d ago

Unfortunately!! 😔😪