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New York Post : Ukraine war has lasted longer than WWI as bloodshed reaches grim milestone – with no …
Depicts soldiers as trapped in dehumanizing, repetitive suffering with little agency
Focus on trench life, minimal movement, and gruesome charges frames soldiers as victims of mechanized attrition rather than active agents, amplifying the sense of despair.
“Ukrainian and Russian troops have spent battles just hundreds of yards from each other, and following the exact type of tactics that dominated WWI – devastating artillery barrages of the enemy trench, and then desperate and often gruesome charges across the no-man’s land between.”
The Guardian : Ukrainian soldiers left emaciated on frontline from lack of food and water
Frontline soldiers are framed as abandoned and excluded from basic care and support
Framing by emphasis and appeal to emotion depict soldiers as isolated, ignored in their pleas, and physically deteriorating. The narrative positions them as forsaken by their own command structure despite their service.
“They weren’t listened to on the radio, or perhaps no one wanted to listen to them. My husband shouted and begged, saying there was no food and water”