Russia-Ukraine Flash Report for 6-1-22 12:30 PDT - Permit the Schadenfreude
Added 2022-06-01 19:39:13 +0000 UTCPure Opinion
These guys have made so much work for us since March. Not the good, you're making money kind of work. The time-consuming, have to double-check their claims, no they aren't true - again - kind of work.
We've hinted in lives and in Situation Reports that the Chechen TikTok crew was getting on the nerves of not just us, but the Russians and Wagner Group PMC. There were open accusations that don't actually fight, everything they recorded was staged, they waste resources, and have been involved in some pretty horrible war crimes against civilians when the cameras are off.
Shocked I tell you! Shocked!
We haven't seen this crew in quite a while, and there were reports the guy on the left, had died in combat. We didn't report it because of the lack of receipts. But, there was solid evidence that their slick video days were over and they were in the thick of things.
Well, they turned up on May 29 to be interviewed and I think this picture says everything. Captain TikTok doesn't look quite as happy now that he and his unit have been put into a situation where combatants are actually shooting back and their superiors are expecting more than clicks and views.
Forgive the schadenfreude.
