The Ukraine War

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"A comrade of the Chelyabinsk men who survived an overwhelming Ukrainian assault called a friend and described what happened, according to the transcript of a phone call published by BBC News Russian. He said he had been given no training. When he fled, he said, corpses lay everywhere.

“We got there the first day, having never fired a shot, and they sent us, like meat, straight to an assault unit, with two grenade launchers. I had at least read the instructions on how to use them.”

By Day 3, the soldier and his comrades were in frontline trenches.


Almost daily, videos surface on Russian social media of conscripted soldiers, angry because they have not been given decent uniforms, weapons, training or quarters."



It wouldn't be too surprising, if a large number of those conscripted in this way simply surrender to the Ukrainian troops, rather than fight them.

That's what I'm hoping for too and it already appears to be happening in some shape or form, but we haven't even really seen the first wave of conscripts arriving on the battlefield yet, but going by what I've seen, I can't see many putting up much of a fight.

Saw the top photo in this article posted on twitter recently with a comment following it claiming that 18 year old would be conscripted as of November 1st.
Looks like 'Grandad's' army with plenty of grey hair and pot bellies. Cannon fodder .

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/ageing-conscr...n-ukraine/