By Joshua Manning • Published: 11 Aug 2022 • 14:42
Russian soldiers' families reportedly receiving death certificates from 1974 USSR
“Families of Russian soldiers are given death certificates printed in 1974. Firstly, this may mean that they were not prepared for such losses and modern forms quickly ran out (it would be good to look at the state procurement, how many letterheads were ordered for printing, but now it’s all confidential),” tweeted journalist Dmitriy Kolezev.
Семьям российских военнослужащих приносят похоронки, отпечатанные в 1974 г. Во-первых, это может означать, что к таким потерям не были готовы и современные бланки быстро кончились (хорошо бы посмотреть на госзакупках, сколько бланков заказано в печать, но теперь все секретно) pic.twitter.com/omR9iWcD2m — Dmitry Kolezev (@kolezev) August 11, 2022
Семьям российских военнослужащих приносят похоронки, отпечатанные в 1974 г. Во-первых, это может означать, что к таким потерям не были готовы и современные бланки быстро кончились (хорошо бы посмотреть на госзакупках, сколько бланков заказано в печать, но теперь все секретно) pic.twitter.com/omR9iWcD2m
— Dmitry Kolezev (@kolezev) August 11, 2022
Kolezev continued:
“Secondly, it’s a terrible symbol – young guys were sent to fight for the return of the USSR, and funeral bombs on them come straight from there, from the Soviet Union.”
“(Photo from TV-channel of Marina Litvinovich)”
Many took to twitter to reply to the news of the Russian soldiers’ death certificates, with one user stating:
“The state procured 45,000 body bags. There are nine days to reach the target of 45 bodies. Maybe they didn’t think about the funeral certificates or decided that the lieutenants would write them by hand.”
мешков для трупов закупили через госзакупки 45 тыс. 9 дней осталось до достижения этого показателя – 45 трупов. Может про похоронки не подумали или решили, что лейтинантики их от руки писать будут. — ZpTown – война в Украине (@ZpTown) August 11, 2022
мешков для трупов закупили через госзакупки 45 тыс. 9 дней осталось до достижения этого показателя – 45 трупов. Может про похоронки не подумали или решили, что лейтинантики их от руки писать будут.
— ZpTown – война в Украине (@ZpTown) August 11, 2022
Another user wrote:
“Well, it’s been estimated that you’ve lost 1,000 to 1,500. In three days, but it went according to plan.”
Ну рассчи тывали потерять 1000-1500. За 3 дня, но все пошло по плану. — 😜💙💛Tashulliia🥂🤔🎯 (@Natalliia1) August 11, 2022
Ну рассчи тывали потерять 1000-1500. За 3 дня, но все пошло по плану.
— 😜💙💛Tashulliia🥂🤔🎯 (@Natalliia1) August 11, 2022
One user enquired about the location on the certificate: “where is the village of. Is that the exact address?
To which another responded: “Kemerovo region, Novokuznetsk, Metallurgov settlement.”
Кемеровская обл, Новокузнецк, пос. Металлургов… — Sergey Koltsovskiy (@sega_koltsovsky) August 11, 2022
Кемеровская обл, Новокузнецк, пос. Металлургов…
— Sergey Koltsovskiy (@sega_koltsovsky) August 11, 2022
The news of Russian soldiers’ families receiving USSR dated death certificates follows reports of a huge fire burning military barracks in Dolgoprudny, Moscow, Russia, on the night of Wednesday, August 10.
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