• Tinidril@midwest.social
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    8 months ago

    Russia was literally forcing poorly equipped and even more poorly trained prisoners to rush at the enemy and absorb bullets.

    As for units refusing to fight, we have seen second line Russians mowing down front line Russians trying to escape the battlefield. There have also been recent reports of Russian pilots sabotaging their own aircraft to keep themselves from flying dangerous missions. Of course there were also the Wagner troops that started marching on Moscow.

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        8 months ago

        Why are you starting from an assumption that soldiers are somehow oblivious to the tragedies of war?

        If your such a peacenic, then you should not be rewarding attempts at territorial acquisition by warfare. Every death in this mess can be laid at the feet of Putin and his supporters.