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TexasTowelie

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Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:26 PM Apr 3

"You find a man who goes to war. He dies, and you get 8 million" - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD



In Russia, one particularly entrepreneurial realtor has come up with a 'brilliant' business plan for Russian women: find a man currently serving in the so-called 'Special Military Operation,' wait for him to die, and cash in on the 8 million rubles in death benefits. Then, congratulations! you can finally afford that overpriced Soviet-era apartment with peeling wallpaper and plumbing older than Putin’s first term.
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"You find a man who goes to war. He dies, and you get 8 million" - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 3 OP
It's about $95,000 more or less. GreenWave Apr 3 #1

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