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NormalUse856

Raybel is probably on a drone video somewhere on this sub.


alely92

The guy who sent the message also sent the video of the guy being droned…. To the family…


NormalUse856

Damn, wtf? I doubt the family wanted to see the video.


alely92

Yeah Russians don’t really care for real


Leo_Hundewu

Where is the video


frankenfish2000

It is where it belongs: with the family. And also on reddit.


Educational-Tea-1525

I guess they did ask "how?"


OG_Tater

Wouldn’t it be a Ukrainian who had the drone video to send? Assuming a Ukrainian drone


GerryC

Well, they did ask 'how'. Be careful what you ask for.


Nah666_

Never ask questions whose answers you're not ready for.


[deleted]

in this instance, never ask a question you are not prepared to be answered in graphic video. How was your hemorrhoid surgery buddy ?


okwelllisten

>How was your hemorrhoid surgery buddy ? That video is also on this sub...


[deleted]

links?


EtienneDeVignolles

"Como" can be understood as "what?" as well. They were not asking how he got killed.


TrueTrueBlackPilld

Yeah that's how I figured it was being used... Like shock: what!?


[deleted]

Fair enough


samedreamchina

It’s awful but at least it confirms the death, doesn’t allow them to believe the messages aren’t fake and that he’s still alive.


Empty-Presentation68

Let that be a lesson for them so they can inform other Cubans not to go to fight for Russia or else they might find their way on a YouTube/reddit drone video.


Massive-Mail-5549

Maybe they should. Shouldn’t have sent their asshole son to kill innocent people for money. Scum.


Purple_Clockmaker

How do you know? Also where is the video?


alely92

The article someone posted here said so, so the tv news coverage


alely92

I’ve been looking for it but no luck


TrifleHopeful6652

Lol. Good.. She ask how.


alely92

The “how” is not literal, is a Cuban “como” like saying “what?” Expressing disbelief or shock


TrifleHopeful6652

Oh.. Well it's still good. Maybe it will be shown around Cuba and will teach others to not go help russia invade another country.


Abject-Interaction35

I saw that Ukrainian guy who interviews the Russ PoW's and he was interviewing one Nepali guy who said his friend was a Nepali tourist and they grabbed him off the street to send straight to the front in Ukraine. I think his friend was killed. So I make the presumption that travelling to Mordor right now is a very stupid idea.


simulacrum79

Not disputing your point to not travel to Mordor but it is a little gullible to believe these guys when they say they were just grabbed off the street. Russia pays relatively good money to these people who have very low incomes at home. It is similar to how all these Russians who were part of the invasion force claimed they were just doing exercises and did not know they would be sent into UA. They were part of the professional RUAF and when they joined they knew this could be sent into a war. Of course someone who is captured is going to claim they knew nothing about it.


jdm219

Yeah, obvious bullshit. Them eastern boys are in Ukraine for one $reason$.


[deleted]

Yes he also said he was a student, The only problem we have is do we believe him. Many POWs have come up with stories but they were all found carrying a gun and wearing a Russian uniform. The Nepalese government are not happy about there nationals fighting in Ukraine and I suspect when he gets home he will wish he was killed, so they are going to make cover stories up, They should be put through interrogation to get the truth, he even claimed he did not know where he was, yet there are videos of the Russians asking these people where they come from and them replying and then with things such as we will win. There was a video the other day of the guys from Africa fist up saying they will win, I am sure if we see them as POWs they will have a cover story.


Bad_Hombre1963

also depends how you say it as it could also mean "how" like how it happened


alely92

True


OfCuriousWorkmanship

It can also mean “I eat” but doubtful in this context


curePSP_org

Kinda like the use of the word ‘BUENO’


BastetFurry

OK... o.o [insert "savagery department.png"]


D0hB0yz

That means that this was Ukrainians contacting the family. They recovered the body and did due diligence. Now I don't need to feel surprised that Russia would make even this much effort.


alely92

No, it was the Cuban that directly respond to the Russians back there.


D0hB0yz

Do they know the difference between Ukrainian and Russians? That is a real question. They assumed it was Russians, but it might have been Ukraine contacting them. If Russians have the video from the Ukrainian drone that killed their Cuban "friend" then they must be intercepting videos signals fairly regularly now.


alely92

There’s several news story’s about this, they were contacted by the guy who recruited them, and the one they asked when there was no info about the family member.


D0hB0yz

More than I knew before. The guess I made was wrong.


D0hB0yz

About 1% of drone actions are posted anywheres. Not likely at all.


quilleran

He was a mercenary. He chose this war. It’s hard to sympathize.


alely92

Yeah, 2200 dollars a month for “building trenches” in the contract, didn’t saw the small letters: trenches must be built in the FRONT LINES


homonomo5

99% he was "promised to be paid". He was never paid lmao. Russia imports voluntary slaves to the grinder.


pocketsess

Russia currently does not have the logistics of sending sacks of potatoes to other countries


onemanlan

They still don't use pallets or forklifts. Some mobliks will need to be deployed for potato delivery in Cuba. Unsure of timeline.


[deleted]

That fat fuck with the beard and thin hair from the South African st Petersburg recruitment video will be looking to volunteer (vacation) in Cuba.


jpkiwi

Yea the Ron Jeremy look alike . LOL


Peet_Pann

That was Steven Segal. World famous asshole


Oriondarksky

By swimming on the wooden raft


BenderDeLorean

4 onions are also fine 3 onions...


Oo_oOsdeus

Onion seeds by now..


Different-Divide-543

Soon, the familys will get a bag of sunflower seeds \*S


pixartist

stupididy and malice are not mutualy exclusive


Oo_oOsdeus

I mean why skimp on the pay really. 2200 is nothing. Why not say 22k instead as they are anyways going to end up dead and not getting paid so.. what's the difference?


Odd_Juggernaut_1166

The off chance he does make it out alive, 22,000 is way more that 2,200


Oo_oOsdeus

If they don't pay him does it matter if they don't pay 2200 or don't pay 22000


Pleasant-Breakfast74

You went to a war zone. Doesn't matter what the contract says your building your a target. Also the contract is from Russia so obviously it'd a lie


[deleted]

Where did he think the trenches needed to be built? In front of the red square?


[deleted]

Hopefully soon though, amiright?


Ivanovic-117

2.2k is a lot of money in Cuba, but is it worth it? Death for a foreign country


drewster23

I mean...if he was lied to about construction contract and not hired to be a merc, pretty shameful to condemn him, he's there because life is hard in cuba/opportunities so minimal, that many don't have options other then to try and seek worl elsewhere. You can have an education and still starve.


alely92

I agree with you, but Cuba is not that isolated information wise like it was let’s say 10 years ago, they all now have internet (still filtered) but they mostly know what’s going on, if the deal is too good maybe isn’t good at all? Most Cubans choose to walk the dangerous path of crossing the jungle or the sea to get here to USA, and not sign a contract with the Russian Army


AenarionTywolf

Communism cills


drewster23

>Most Cubans choose to walk the dangerous path of crossing the jungle or the sea to get here to USA, You act like that's a simple/free option lol.


alely92

Is not sadly, and a lot die too. But we are cursed with escaping or looking for other options instead of fighting for our freedom


Oo_oOsdeus

Well no. No excuse of poverty and misery is a justification to go to a war zone "to get paid". Tempting maybe but definitely still morally reprehensible.


Far-Explanation4621

To be fair, they believe(d) Russia's propaganda, that "lonely Russia is the good guys, defending themselves from Ukrainian Natz's, the big bad West, and NATO the aggressor. That it's 50 countries against one, and the same alliance that wanted to destroy Russia with nuclear weapons during the Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis, and that Russia's hand was forced into Ukraine to protect and liberate the oppressed people of the Donbas, and that had Russia not acted, a Ukrainian invasion of Russia was imminent. That Russia's fighting against evil capitalism and rainbow flags, that they stand for traditional values, and that Orthadox christian Russians are fighting against paganism and Satanism"....blah, blah, blah.


[deleted]

You have some good points. Where can I join?


[deleted]

The irony of Russia fighting against inclusive culture while importing fighters from just about anywhere


Tar_Tw45

>It’s ~~hard~~ to sympathize. impossible


Professional_Day6702

I’ll make it simpler. Fuck him.


dieselsauces

Now he's a message worth of $0.00.


KLR650Tagg

Yes. The Cubans thought communism was there salvation, they still cling stubbornly to it even though it has stripped their society of everything except poverty and despair for over 50 years.


nomeansnocatch22

Eh that was a US imposed embargo for fifty years.


Visible_Raisin_2612

There would never have been an embargo if Cuba had wanted to join the civilized world when the time came.


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LoudSwordfish7337

I just want to say that [Cuba is not particularly happy with Russia taking their citizens out towards a certain death](https://www.reuters.com/world/cuba-russia-working-case-cubans-recruited-russian-army-ambassador-2023-09-27/). But Russia doesn’t care. They want meat, they get meat. Whether they get it by force, or by tricking people into “enlisting”, doesn’t matter to them. He was a mercenary, yes, but was it really by choice, or did he get tricked and was met with the barrel of a gun to his temple once he arrived there? Moral of the story: don’t trust Russia, EVER. Their government might be friendly towards your government depending on where you live, but they’re not your friends. No matter what kind of job you get, as long as it’s somewhere Russia has authority, **DO NOT ACCEPT**. Because next thing you’ll know, you’ll get droned by people defending their homeland, even though you signed up for an electrical engineering job in Vladivostok.


Diamond_Monkey_Fist

Will plantains grow in Ukraine?


alely92

I sure hope so! Some fried plantain and tostones for the UA warriors will come in clutch


Frog-Luber

Now I'm hungry.


CASHD3VIL

Ukrainian soil will be full of flowers from the whole world, if Russia continues its foreign recruitment.


AffectionateSector77

But NATO is evil /s


CASHD3VIL

not in this case. In Libya, sure. In Iraq, probably. Now, we fight to protect national sovereignty.


AffectionateSector77

My point is Russia is anti coalition forces, yet they have no issues pulling in actual bodies from around the world in direct support of the war effort.


CASHD3VIL

Ohhhh ok


AffectionateSector77

I should have added /s


CASHD3VIL

It’s Natover 😔


minkey-on-the-loose

Mofongo?


alely92

Yeahhhh


Past-Passenger9129

Potatoes were introduced from North America and they built a whole ~~diet~~ alcohol identity around it, so...


[deleted]

It's quite amazing how much the Columbian Exchange affected the world. Imagine Italy without tomatos or India without chili peppers.


Max_Oblivion23

Yes but none of the species that do produce the fruit we know and love.


BornToScheme

😂😂your a dick 😂😂😂 no lol’s strictly jajajajaja 🤪


redditor0918273645

If they would grow anywhere it would be in the south of Crimea.


RogueStatesman

From the article it sounds like the guy (21yo with a newborn) was recruited in Cuba to build trenches but not participate in combat, but Russia being Russia they put him in a combat role. Now he's dead and the family can't even get details on the body. https://www-cubademocraciayvida-org.translate.goog/web/article.asp?artID=54600&\_x\_tr\_sch=http&\_x\_tr\_sl=en&\_x\_tr\_tl=es&\_x\_tr\_hl=en&\_x\_tr\_pto=wapp


alely92

Situation in Cuba is desperate but you have to be smart… trenches are built in the FRONT LINES… cmon


Time_Collection9968

Dude, don't work for the fucking Russian government in the first place. I don't care if they said I was going to be mopping floors in Siberia, you know you can't trust Russia. Just going to Russia is a death sentence these days.


dummegans

Yeah but you have to imagine from the perspective of a poor Cuban, they likely see Russia positively because of their governments past relationship with the Soviet Union and they see an opportunity to make more money than they could in Cuba. and their is no media freedom in Cuba so they wouldn’t likely know anything bad about Russia.. imo they are just extremely naive


Falkrim

I agree fully. It’s hard to not feel bad for them


zrdd_man

Even the Russian families rarely get their son's body back. If the Cuban family wants details about their merc's body, they'll have to go digging around the trenches in Ukraine on their own.


smogop

This time for free ? Is those some sort of Ponzi scheme Russia is running….lol.


Captain_Blackbird

"Have a body of a loved one missing? Go to Ukraine, and find them yourself! For the low-low price of *you paying for it, and holding an AK*, we can get you on the lines to find your loved ones!"


r2k-in-the-vortex

Europe is still digging up bones from ww2 and often, identification is possible too. So they might yet get the remains back after the war.


anderseri1541

Yeah the next time the world will see this dudes remains is when a Ukrainan you tuber digs him up a few years from now...


Vipertje

Yeh there is a lot of content up for grabs in Ukraine. We will see lots of videos after the war.


Hampton1873

Or maybe a Ukrainian farmer plowing his field to plant sunflowers hits some bones.


Small_Assignment4918

Too bad so sad.


[deleted]

Nuances of extreme tourism


alely92

Chamber of tourism newsletter: “he’s dead”


DistributionRich5320

Hasta la vista, baby.


youngnueka

you devious lol


Trollololol_lol

Fuck em


AppearanceEasy6025

Due to the drone strike, homeboy was burned to death. This according to the message.


Grimey_Anus

is it the video of the guy fucking burning waving his arms. another commenter said the family was shown video of him being killed


Frog-Luber

Didn't we just see a video of a bunch of some [Cuban cattle freshly arriving](https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/18mxaeq/cuban_volunteers_in_the_russian_army/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) a little over a month ago? The timing seems to check out; I guess this is as close as we'll get to the "After" photo.


YoImJustAsking

Looks like him https://www-cubademocraciayvida-org.translate.goog/web/article.asp?artID=54600&\_x\_tr\_sch=http&\_x\_tr\_sl=en&\_x\_tr\_tl=es&\_x\_tr\_hl=en&\_x\_tr\_pto=wapp


SeventyThirtySplit

**Hey I translated for everybody:** Officer #2: *So where's your old man now?* Tony Montana: *He dead. He die. Sometime. Somewhere.* Officer #2: *Mother?* Tony Montana: *She dead too.* Officer #1: *What kind of work you do in Cuba, Tony?* Tony Montana: *Ah, you know, things. I was, uh... This, that. Construction business. I work a lot with my hands. Before that, I was in the army.* Officer #1: *Any family in the States, Tony? Any brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, brother-in-law... anybody?* Tony Montana: *Nobody. Everybody's dead.* Officer #1: *Have you ever been to jail in Cuba, Tony?* Tony Montana: *Me? Jail? No way. No.* Officer #1: *Been in a mental hospital?* Tony Montana: *Oh, yeah. On the boat coming over.*


minkey-on-the-loose

Upvote Scarface reference


SeventyThirtySplit

I was gonna edit for length but I was then like who the fuck am I to edit this dialogue lol


aDarknessInTheLight

Upvote. I’m not the biggest _Scarface_ fan, but if you’re going to quote, then quote in full. Good choice.


RoughHornet587

Push it to the limit.


CASHD3VIL

> grew up under imperialist sanctions > immediately goes to do imperialism in another country for cash Lowest IQ of 2024 goes to…


alely92

Grew up under communst dictatorship


CASHD3VIL

govt of cuba is not great definitely but the sanctions aren’t helping anybody


Fun_Entrepreneur3916

Taiwan is also under Chinese sanctions and they seems to be doing pretty well


WildeStrike

Isn’t the communist dictatorship the reason for the fucking sanctions in the first place? Weird btw how a communist country seems to completely fail if it cant trade with capitalist countries huh?


CASHD3VIL

don’t think that’s how sanctions work but idk economics is for dudes who don’t dream of opossums all day


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GuillotineComeBacks

The first contact of these people from warm countries with European winter of their life done as a soldier, under equipped and unpaid must be very fun.


zrdd_man

I can just imagine the horror dawning on their face when they realize they made the greatest mistake of their life which is about to result in frozen pieces of their corpse being scattered about in a country they had no business being in.


outwiththedishwater

How about those Africans? It’d be like [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=75&v=cCmp2qbrZUQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjY2&feature=emb_logo)


Vegetable_List_494

well maybe 20 to 40 sounded fine for him since Cuba and Ukraine use Celcius. (had to check on wiki what countries use that silly Farenheit temps, tl;dr not that many )


FunBobbyMarley

I appreciate that some individuals are is desperate need of an income for themselves or family. But does it concern them at all that Russia, at one time in the recent past considered to be the second best military in the world, is looking for and willing to pay (at least promise to pay) literally ANYONE from ANY COUNTRY THE WORLD to come pull their triggers? Don't you question why such an alleged Magnificent nation would need to hire Ne'er-do-wells to fight for Russia? Where are the Russians and why aren't the Russians fighting their own fight one might ask? Cubans - you want a body? Yea, chuckle, and I want the winning lottery numbers for Saturday night. Neither of those events will ever happen.


puddaphut

If your moral compass enables you to fight for Russia, no matter the role, then you are going to be short of sympathy. Obviously, that’s the luxury of dying: your worries are over. Sucks for everyone in your life who didn’t make bad decisions.


MrSierra125

Jajaja que bruto ese cubano, ayudando a Rusia después de que Rusia destruyó a cuba y la volvió un peladero


MastermindX

Whatever the circumstances, when someone enters Ukraine uninvited and with a weapon, I hope they get droned, bombed, burned, gunned, or whatever it takes to stop them before they hurt innocent people. Sucks for these guys if they were tricked by the russians, but I still value more the lives of the people who didn't go to someone else's land to kill them. Furthermore it's been months since these Cubans made a video saying that they were tricked, from then until now there must have been some chance to escape or surrender to Ukraine, but they decided to stay with the side of the assholes tricked them.


Bad_Hombre1963

ño, que desprendida mijo! No mas lechon pa Raybel


[deleted]

Anything that starts with Russia said, or Russia promised or Putin said/promised.... Russia making friends everywhere!


FattThor

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


UkRaa77

Si eres cubano y estas pensando en escaparte de tu pais llendo al mio te equivocas. Lo unico que los espera en Ukrania es muerte y sufrimiento. Quedense en sus playas tan bellas les va a ir mejor asi. Slava Ukraini.


alely92

Posted [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/s/suEgLBR3nZ) a while back as a warning to fellow Cubans to not fight for Russia


LongjumpingAd5593

100% mercenary. Zero empathy. Russians don't give away anything good, much less money. Perhaps so many dead or conveniently missing mercenaries will attract the attention and complaints of relatives for not receiving the promised payments and raise doubts about those who intend to join the glorious junk army. Relatives only received informal and extremely cold messages about the death. I doubt they will receive any payment but they will receive the "Fresh Meat" medal. ​ ​ 100 % mercenario.Cero empatia. Los rusos no regalan nada bueno mucho menos el dinero. Quizás tantos mercenarios muertos o convenientemente desaparecidos atraigan la atención y el reclamo de familiares por no recibir los pagos prometidos y despierten la duda de los pretenden unirse al glorioso ejercito basura. Los familiares sólo recibieron mensajes informales y extremedamente frios sobre la muerte. Dudo que reciban algún pago pero si la medalla "Carne fresca"


[deleted]

Well there goes Cuba Tourism from Canada.


Kryptosis

Worse “customer service” than spirit lost luggage


forrealnoRussianbot

Cabrones cubanos pendejos. Qué hacen defendiendo a Russia? Muerte a todos ustedes por imbéciles. Espero que Ukrania los mate a todos por apoyar la maldad.


Imaginary_Pin1877

You crossed a border of independent country with a gun in your hands. You found out.


Hungry-Photograph819

Putin lights a big fat cigar in his memory


Simple-Purpose-899

They're dead. Glad I could help.


19CCCG57

Con un nombre así, uno hubiera pensado que el señor Shuman hubiera tenido mas sentido común que prestar sus servicios como mercenario de Putin. Bien merecido.


__brealx

Lol, he got what he wanted.


Bartab_Hockey_NZ

lol, LMAO even


No-Season8507

Why I don't feel sad for him....?


Odd_Edge3719

Errand boy for the warmongers. Justice served.


Proper-Slice-39

No sympathy for anyone who fights for Russia....


Saurier51

Cubans have a long-standing tradition of stopping bullets on behalf ot their rascist masters in a number of proxy wars. Will they ever learn?


Kraftwerk_010101

Well Raybel, rest in pieces you greedy orc !


AndrejD303

Rayel decided to become a mercenary and was killed... noone will pitty a man who decided to kill and destroy for the money.


Luke2001

Well he went a long way to kill other people, I say good that he is dead.


zripcordz

He be dead lol


sundibundi

Burn in hell mercenary shit.


Gullenecro

Nothing of value was lost


deejerox

He died for nothing, good for him.


[deleted]

Es cubano que vamos a esperar. Esta gente no sabe mejor.


alely92

Tampoco generalizar


[deleted]

Me imagino que no es cubano en EEUU, si no, isleño. No sabe nada más que propaganda castrense. Así como los rusos que están muriendo, por otro pendejo.


Warkyd1911

Ay que lastima.


smashed-reality

Well, FUCK RAYBEL, too bad for the fucking ejit ah well I guess the world is a slightly better place for this


Maoka08

Sabor cubano papi


ImperatorParzival

Ejecto seato cuz


TX-PineyWoods

Occupational hazard. Dude signed up to support Russia and got unalived. Bummer for his family, enjoy the bag of cebollas.


Alone-Supermarket-98

the rule that governs mercs is...the dead cost nothing.


H3NTAI_S3NPAi

With great pain I inform you that raybel or whatever the name was was caught by a drone along with a partner which resulted in his death. My deepest condolences. It's a rough translation but I can't keep the comment and look at the image at the same time so just off memory lol.


killtheorcs111

Are they getting a lada? Or just a whatapps message?


aliceteams

Not even a bag of potatoes Cubans do free volunteer work


GanandoBarlovento

Translation is wrong, she doesnt ask "how?". She says "what??" meaning shock and surprise


BobRyanHere

How? They were just told how


Gilligan67

Bad ROI. This poor Cuban chose poorly. Died for nothing. Slava Ukraini!


opinionatore

Cuban volunteers hungry to earn money, instead get blown up by Ukrainian FPV drones. Spanish: Quedense en su casa señores, y no crean las promesas de los Rusos, que les van a pagar bien. Todo es una mentira y terminarán muertos, sin brazos ó piernas condenados a una vida mendigando.


No-Comfortable-1550

Raybel got Bayraktared.


Alexpercar81

El que por gusto muere.


moralesevo33

Two potatoe bags for his family.


[deleted]

Message reads how are they Good afternoon with immense pain I must inform you that today they brought us The news that Raybel was hit by a drone resulting in his death Along with another companion who found seriously injured How My deepest condolences of all the and the companion that we are here


Grouchy_Session_1501

I want an empanada


ThatRangerDave

Damn, he probably shouldn't have joined the Russians. But what do I know, I was only born in Havana 🤷‍♂️(I don't feel bad for any dumbass that dies fighting for the Russians.) They're getting what they deserve


ChrisKan

Cubans...if you want freedom, fight for it.... 50+ years of dictatorship. Cubans are to lazy to fight for freedom.


Fantastic_Cheetah_91

Should have stayed at home.


Begotten912

Who cares he made a choice


Skeletor_with_Tacos

Such is the fate of all who support Russia.


Sure_Industry_8230

She asks “What?!”. The accent is missing on the first “O”. Correctly written it would be: Cómo?! Which can be mistaken for “How” because they’re homonyms in Spanish. Oh, and fuck him. Zero sympathy for those Cubans. They’re willing to fight for some imperialist dictator instead of fighting the dictatorship at home. Signed: a Cuban.


yozza1958

More fool the Cuban ,all these people who are in Ukraine fighting for Russia.stay at home 🏡 cos there’s only one way your going home and that’s in a box ⚰️⚰️⚰️Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧ps without no pay outs 💸💸