MEDIEVAL RAIDS IN 2025: Russia Kidnaps ENTIRE Village While the World Talks ‘Peace’—Is Ukraine’s Border a Total Sieve?

The Meat Grinder Meets the Medieval: Russia’s New Terror

While the suits in Washington and Moscow trade “optimistic” whispers about negotiations, the reality on the ground just took a dark, primitive turn. This isn’t just a skirmish; it’s a medieval-style abduction.

On December 23, 100 Russian soldiers didn’t just cross the border—they walked into the village of Hrabovske and treated it like a supermarket for human souls. The “Villain” here isn’t just a military force; it’s a machine that targets the elderly and the helpless when it can’t win on the battlefield. The “Hero”? A stretched-thin Ukrainian defense fighting to plug holes in a border that looks increasingly like a sieve.

The Controversy Everyone is Ignoring: The “Open Door” Border

How does a hundred-man assault force just “suddenly” appear in a village? The shock factor isn’t just the attack; it’s the blatant vulnerability.

Ukrainian officials are admitting the unthinkable: border settlements are virtually impossible to defend unless Ukraine invades Russia first to create a “control zone.” Let that sink in. The “peace talks” are happening while 52 civilians—including an 89-year-old grandmother—are being dragged across the border into the Russian abyss. The West is talking about “spreads” and “markets” while Ukrainian citizens are being used as literal bargaining chips.

Deep Background: The 36th Brigade’s Dirty Play

The unit behind this isn’t some elite commando squad; it’s Russia’s 36th Brigade, a group now synonymous with war crimes. They didn’t hit a military base. They hit a village where the only residents left were those too old or too stubborn to leave.

This isn’t a new tactic, but the scale is escalating. By kidnapping an entire village, Russia is sending a message to Kyiv: No one is safe, and your borders don’t exist. This is “cognitive warfare” designed to make the Ukrainian public panic while the politicians argue over maps.

The Cold Hard Truth from the Insiders

Insiders are calling this exactly what it is: Desperation masked as aggression. * The Death Toll: Russia has lost a staggering 1,199,280 troops since 2022. That’s nearly 1.2 MILLION men killed or wounded.

• The Daily Grind: They lost 1,420 soldiers in just the last 24 hours.
• The Logic: When you’re losing 1,400 men a day to gain inches, you start kidnapping grandmothers to stay relevant in the headlines.

The military reality is that Russia is bleeding out, but these “sudden” raids prove they still have enough teeth to bite the most vulnerable. If Ukraine can’t secure the Sumy border, this won’t be the last village to disappear overnight.