• Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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    We’re talking people who believed an old woman took down a military drone with a pickle jar. Don’t overestimate their mental capabilities.

    As an aside, I vaguely remember some PR stunt the Ukrainian government did back in 2014-15, during the original flare up of the civil war. They had a thing with calling their troops “cyborgs”, apparently to emphasise their supposed toughness.

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      Oh yes, I remember the “cyborg” stuff. Mega cringe.

      I believe they stopped when pro-Donbass people on social media starting point out that “kyborg” backwards sounds very similar to the Russian word for “coffin.”

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        “kyborg” backwards sounds very similar to the Russian word for “coffin.”

        Somehow I never made that connection, but dang, you’re right and it’s hilarious. It quite literally reads “гробик” - little coffin