As somebody that has processed Russian captives for the International Legion, the single largest recruitment technique according to those captives are the house and land grants being promised to them by the Russian Ministry of Defense. These land grants are both in their home area and in captured Ukraine. The pays for service shown in the video are not too far off, I can show you the actual paychecks of Russian recruits if you want to see them. Also, these reports need to stop with only mentioning Wagner, there are at least a dozen different Russian PMCs in Ukraine. And while Wagner might be the largest, it’s NOT the majority. Russich Group and Slavovik Corps have neatly just as large a presence. ENOT, MAR, Redut, and Patriot are major players too.
@@currawong60911368Russia is close to collapse. The rich are actively recruiting 16 years old to prepare for the coming chaos. Mad max will be a picnic . USA needs to get ready to go in and secure the nuclear arsenal. A lot of cash needs to shipped , special passports prepared . To get the family involved in the nuclear supply chain on board, start planning now. Ukrainian soldiers will need to assist the USA teams
did you collab with the uke nazis too cause pravy sector and azov west are keen on signing up mutt vets , cosnidering you guys worked together in Iraq too providing them training and sending them over in hong kong to cause insurgency, (which failed as usual)
@@currawong60911368 PMCs are only illegal to corporate and operate in Russia. But Russian Duma and Ministry of Defense officials own PMCs. They simply call them something else, like diplomatic security, and register them as corporations in friendly countries, like Belarus or Azerbaijan.
It's the same for Ukrainian who aren't foreign legionaries too. In fact it's the same for every military in war time, unless you are wounded to the point that you're no longer eligible for any kind of militry service you can't leave.
You can offer up as any amount of money to get volunteers to join if your end goal is hoping they die quickly so you don’t have to pay them or just delay payments until they finally do.
With respect, I assume you do realize there’s not even a remote possibility that the Russian gov, President, military or people actually feel that way. I’m sure you’re just talking trash because “Russia bad” and all that, right? If you are NOT just breaking balls, could you please explain why you believe that? I’m being serious FYI, not trying to start crap or anything. I’m genuinely curious when people say things like that is all. Cheers
@@RetreatHellI've got a parent who served in the USSR. He got security duty in a massive warehouse where radar equipment was placed. They didn't have proper plumbing. All toilets were outhouses. The food was sh*t. They had 60+ year-old canned meat sitting on the shelves. The equipment was basic. AK 74's and a nice cloth uniform. Some surplus ammo and just a tiny bit of special ammo. One of his co-workers shot one of those expanding bullets through his head. Tiny hole at the front, big chunk of ground meat in the back. The man had gone insane and decided to commit suicide. Nobody really gave a sh*t. They only had 2 different weights to train with: A 16kg plate and a 32kg barbell. Their logistics were bad. Putin has sent over a million men to fight in a bloody meatgrinder for his own ego. Do you honestly think he cares about his troops? No. He only cares about himself. Just like Stalin. Just like Gorbatšov. Just like almost all other first secretaries of the USSR. Imagine Donald Trump, but intelligent, cunning, ruthless, calculative and charismatic. That's Putin. Russia has never cared about its soldiers. It doesn't care about them now. It will never start caring about them. If they can get meat on the front, they'll lie to your face and spit on it if you try to argue.
@@Patriot-Eaglehead First of all liking your own post is lame and shows a lot. Secondly as I said you are completely incapable of making any kind of 2024 relevant assessment of the Russian army, because you carry a lot of baggage. If I was fighting them I would like you nowhere near a briefing or intelligence room. PS the 80's say hi
@@PrestonStewartits why I watch. Your videos feel like analysis/news. It's hard find people covering this that are not favoring one side over the other. Many outright refuse to call out their preferred side for doing the same stuff they criticized the other side for. They all feel like propaganda.
Had an acquaintance in Russia. Sorta a pen-pal thing. He went dark shortly after this started. What I got from him was that the entire mid-century German thing(let’s just call it that) is pounded into their youth to this day. It’s like a national mythos to them. It’s so strong that basically all their leaders need to do is point to and label anyone mid-century German… and mid-century German they are. Psychological programming is a powerful tool. We have a lot of it here too. It was our guy Bernays who wrote the book.
Americans and Russians tend to be patriotic. Though in my work travels I'd say Russian patriotism has gone up, while US patriotism has gone down. Even still US patriotism/nationalism is much higher than anything you see in Europe not counting Eastern Europe.
We do a lower grade version in the US….consider how often mainstream right leaning politicians are called Germans or how many delusional leftists actually believe Trump is the next German Leader.
aint no way that huge amount of people actually brainwayshed in this way (im russian). it's proabably true in case of army, but rest of russians not like that (surely im not delusional even living in this country)
I get the feeling that Russians signing up today have some idea what they are getting into. However, the money is good. Massively good if you are from a poor region (most of Russia). Wage arrears and refusal to pay death benefits (being declared missing or even labelled a deserter so the government doesn't have to pay) is something that you would think would have an effect. Apparently not so much.
I am unsure but the situation could be as follows. If a family member complaines to a government official or any other citizen about their loved ones status that could be enough for them to be labeled a subversive. Which would mean even less cooperation. They could possibly be detained. This would surely quell dissent.
@@TaylorWilmesNor would they make it obvious that your first post isn't just the frontline. It's a little past the frontline after maybe a week of training. 😂
All of your statement can be applied to the Ukrainians as well. The differences is that Russians sign up for the war and sign contracts, whilst the Ukrainians are being forced into it by conscription.
@@CharlesRyan-f3j What is this? A Cold War crappy novella? I will never understand why people cant just say ''I dont know anything about this subject'', but have to construct fantasies. I mean you feel good now or something? Do you think that you appear knowledgeable?
All non Russians that are fighting for Russia has done so due to a lack of money/jobs in their home country, one statistic (for Somalia I think) was that a normal job in that country is around $50 a month while the Russian army is paying $2000 a month, that kinda pay attracts a lot of desperate people, however most cases these foreigners don't speak Russian or even read Russian, some Japanese and Chinese volunteers have to use apps like Google translate to communicate with their Russian officers. Some African volenteers speak English/French while the Russians try to figure out what they are saying by use of finger gestures. Russia has also distributed these non Russians throughout the Russian military rather than in a battalion/division akin to the french foreign legion where they also have to learn the nation they are serving language and writing system, so some Russian frontline groups just have a random African/Asian who don't know them, their language or culture.
What are those people that are being snatched from the streets of Ukraine one may ask himself. Are they free people? Hiding for days in their appartments, running away on horses, being dragged in to vans.
Excellent information and presentation. If you are not doing so already, people from other blogs would enjoy having you as a guest, especially the foreign news agencies.
Money is a big motivator, and the current pay package is quite good (relative to the economy). Not condoning anything, just saying that if a dude down on his luck or in poverty gets offered a pay package that is 10x higher than what he’s making at the moment, I think most men will take that opportunity (again, not saying it’s right, just that human brains work that way - regardless of race/nationality).
I would never in my life join the military and it doesn't matter which military - you don't matter to them. The United States has basically an unlimited military budget and look how bad they treat their veterans. Every soldier just throws away his life for nothing - all of these US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan died to make a bunch of corporations rich. And the same is happening now in Russia, just on a much larger scale.
@@DerDudelinoI joined the military and it was the best decision of my life. The pay was great, lots of vacation, great guys and a interesting job. It was holidays compared to the job I had prior. After service they helped me to find a new job. Now a cop.
Suggestion: when talking number some infographic on screen helps quite a bit. Nothing to facy is needed even somethin on the side while you are talking is ok. But helps get across the point, in particular for non native English speakers. Number spoken tend to be contrapted and easily missheard. Even with few numbers. I see you do with big tables. But for the casualty on the start no.
An important aspect about their early losses is that it was the cream of the crop. It was the most drilled part of the military and Russia lost them in a few months when Ukraine didnt just fold immediately. Now tank crews are sent into combat after weeks or a few months (at best) of training. Ofc the same happens for Ukraine, but they wont send untrained personel out in modern western gear for multiple reasons.
Conscripting 130,000 every spring and again every fall, plus recruiting 30,000 + per month. Multiply by 2 + years. But still need more. That's some serious losses.
@@mitchyoung93 By Russian "law" Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk are part of Russia in their entirety as of Sept. 2022. Meaning the frontline and beyond are, as far as Russia is concerned, inside Russia. Unrecognized internationally of course, but this matters little as it is a domestic Russian issue.
Young 18-year-old conscripts are not sent to war. Only those who agreed and signed a contract in the service. All other recruits serve their year and return home. Mostly men aged 30+ years die.
You highlighted the air force losses, the russians have been very cautious with air power, and use the soviet tech whenever they can (su25, su24). Theyve been forced to use the su34 do to it being more capable (large payload, can carry all of the fab family). Supposedly the russian air force has been able to recoup the majority of their plane losses according to Admiral Binkov, he has a good video on it. The tank situation, well, theyre gonna start to basically run out soon.
The Air Force is probably being held hoping they can exhaust Ukrainian air defense, they’re concerned losing parts of the Air Force make them too susceptible to a western intervention
Also a lot of the foreigners who join are from nations who's economy's are worse than Russia's at the moment, ex some Somalian gets $50 on average in his nation per month, while the Russian military on average would pay him $2000 a month.
i liked the hesitation when talking about keeping people impoverished to get them to join the army sounds familiar doesn't it recruiters just walking up and down those poor neighbourhoods shopping for meat
Russia made a huge mistake by not paying soldiers in a timely manner. People will sign up to literally eat shit if the pay is above average & reliable. While most soldiers wont make formal complaints because russians are comfortably enslaved, they also arnt recommending others to join the millitary.
I cannot whole heartedly believe that you are a rational and normal person to feel comfortable writing the second part of your comment. It's as if you made up some imaginary and delusional idea about the Russian people because someone said something along the lines of "Russians are a dumb people" or that you looked at a headliner saying Russians don't have toilets. Now you believe that a whole nation would allow itself to be "comfortably enslaved"...
The propaganda must be working to some degree. Russians are taking vacations in occupied Crimea near military sites and acting surprised when there are incoming rounds.
Hello Preston, thank you for all the work you're doing. I've been watching your channel for a while now (well done on the rapid growth by the way) and I feel like you're talking a lot about problems in the Russian army. Now I'm sure it is easier because we have more resources going this way in the west and this army has a lot going wrong, but do think you could do somehow the same with Ukraine? The only information about Ukraine military I can find is coming from somewhat impartial Russian channels but I'd trust it better if it was coming from you. Anyway, thanks again for what you do!
@@Rubensky44There is literally not a single more pro-Russian channel. He refuses to talk about anything that makes Russia look bad, like casualties. You only get a video when Ukraine loses land.
@@Rubensky44 He is legendary in the sense that he does'nt understand what decides a war. When money runs out, your gone. While he is rejoicing over a couple of square miles lost teritory, he does not take into account the economics.
@@klpd666 i think he aknowledges it but he is mainly a strategic and tactical level analyst and also you clearly haven't watched his interviews the guy is very good at what he does
@@khlaps bro ur coping hard he does he makes videos using sources like mediazona(BBC) and other sources for losses, don't tell you believe that Russia has lost 500000 men 💀
From what I heard the Ruzzian soldiers were told they are going into war while already on the move towards Ukraine. I think it was specifically the VDV I heard they were going to war while already flying towards Hostomel airport.
there is a huge diffrence between Ukraines Prisoner Volunteers and Russias Prisoner battalions. Firstly Ukraines Prisoners dont get amnesty but decrease of time , Education, same salary as their counterparts who wasnt in prison. Sexual, Murder corruption and other more serious crimes are automaticly not allowed to join. There was a couple of Convicted Murderes who was angry at the Ukraine military for not allowing them to join even without them getting anything back for it. Their reasoning was That they would be usefull as sacrifical troops for extreamly dangerous defence or attacks necessary to sacrifice troops to save civilian life. They also said that it was better to use them then young kids who had not done anything and thus Ukraines future. Ukraines military said they were thankfull for their willingness to serve but as of now they would not change the rules. There was also Prisoners who clearly said they would not volunteer. Most of them clearly stated due to fear of death and also fear of not getting adequate training and gear. Id say Ukraines Prisoner troops are getting better treatment then Russian top troops.
@@joek600 So far we havent had any desertions or captured units from the Ukrainian Penal Units who speak of horrors of their abuse as we have had with russian sthrafniki formations and Z-Sthurm units.
The thought of what happens to veterans after this war ends whatever way it does is pretty scary. Not discounting how egregiously the vets themselves will be underserved for mental and physical injuries, but what bringing those people home whom feel like they've been left to rot on the front lines by their government will do to Russian society. The norms that they've become so used to, the carnage and mistreatment of civilians, it's gonna be absolutely brutal for civilians, especially women in Russian society. And i have a feeling it will all be swept up in the notion of "he's a vet, let him go".
We had issues during the big buildup during the war in Vietnam. I was drafted in September of 1966. And I didn't know it at time, because I was just a draftee. And according to our First Sergeant. "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground. You make me want to vomit." We didn't know it at the time. But there was a huge number of guys running around. Equipment thought was not an issue. Companies were much bigger back in 1966 when I got drafted, Basic Training and AIT Companies anyway. I was in E-14-4 at Fort Knox. And my platoon had somewhere between 100 and 125 guys. Company formations were huge by todays standards. September of 66 was the biggest call of the war. And it was showing. We wound up in World War II barracks. Even AIT locations were over-run privates. Every time I hear descriptions of the numbers in companies and battalions these days. I can help but think back to those company formations back in the day. And you should how great a platoon of that many guys sounds calling cadence. A different time - former 92B10!
Do the Russians not get optics on their rifles? At 2:12 for example, it looks like only one of those guys has one - and it looks small, like a red dot/holographic sight.
They do not. Russian mod came to conclusion that it is not needed for most troops vdv and other "good" units get 1P87 or buy it themselves. The MOD does not give them out in large numbers
You dont need optics when storming trenches and during CQ fighting. However most of the Russian regular forces have optics, you must remember that many of the fighting men on Russias side are Militia of the Peoples Republics and mercenaries.
@@GeneralGiffel the militias are gone, since 2023 they're staffed by Russian mobilized troops. By late 2022 Murz had reported the DPR and LPR were scraping the bottom of the barrel.
@@GeneralGiffelyou don’t need one but that’s like saying you don’t need a cell phone. It might be true but it makes your life 10 times easier. I would rather have one than not have one.
Most of the time it's only the elite units that have Optics provided by the military and if you're not in these units you usually have to buy your own supplies and Optics or use fundraisers to get them and that's pretty much how both sides are doing it now
The massive recruitment of working age males in Russia coincides with Ukraine's strategic campaign against Russia's strained defense industries and logistics. The situation will eventually reach a critical point - Russia is being pulled in many directions.
Whole avito (russian craiglist) is flooded with vacancies. They offer $3k - $5k per month and onetime $12k for signinig contract. Felony, debts, medical conditions... doesnt matter, 2 hands 2 legs is enough, they accept everyone.
19:44 this debt forgiveness mixed with the severe undercount of the death toll must be horrible. Imagine not hearing from your loved one for weeks or months and presuming him dead only for the government to say that “oh actually he didn’t die he ‘ran away’ so you still need to pay your debt”
I am curious how this pairs with one of your other videos talking about how many units report soldiers as missing, and no death benefits are given. How does that pair with the people who enlisted to have their debt forgiven if they died? Might lead to some military or political unrest after the war is over and people realize their loved one was not missing, but killed and they got nothing that was promised.
A battalion is a thousand men. This war has gone on for well over 2 years, make it.. 600 days, 600*1000 comes out to 600.000 men dead. Half of the Russian standing army, only a fraction of which is army, another fraction of it is combat.
19:10 Thats just a statement of how medieval a society russia still is. In any civilized country, the inheritor can just decline an inheritance if its "negative equity" i.e. more debt than assets.
Thanks. Anything about that they are taking people from far away and poor places in Russia type Sibiria. Read somewhere that mayors and other leading persons in those regions have protested against that type of enlistning by the Russian state.
3:32 “russias strategic nuclear forces remains unaffected” Sounds weird, as there was lots of reports that soldiers from the strategic nuclear forces were moved to the ground forces and surrendered or got killed in Ukraine.
The war is a soulless meatgrinder most casualties commit suicide immediately after getting hit or they never even see it coming very little are taken prisoner there's no glory or reason to the killing
them elbow-pads at the beginning. yeah, Russian MOD…. make sure them elbow-pads are in that latest propaganda video. that’s what is important, especially since you can tell they have flimsy steel plates in their plate carriers instead of actual ballistic plates lol.
I noticed militaries all over love showing off cheap but tactical equipments like knee pads, or goggles but rarely actually use them in real life I have never used a knee pad that wasn't fixed on a combat pants that didn't slide down after a brisk run or some crawling unless the straps were tightend like a tourniquet. The IDF is the only one I see actually wearing them in combat and those look like they are from a riot suit
I can't believe they didn't step up their recruiting before they invaded. More Russians would have joined before the invasion, and they could have offered better incentives but smaller incentives then they forced to after the invasion.
@@soulkeeper7796 true but at least the Canadian gov is much more normal and sensible than the Russian gov which is a corrupt third world banana republic in Europe.
Does anyone else remember at the very beginning of the war, you could catch video of confused and very friendly Russian soldiers asking Ukrainians for directions? Like, they didn’t think they were invading their cousins house. I remember one of some soldiers in a town and the residents being clearly upset. And this soldier seeming almost just as confused and just asking the townspeople to stay calm, and they’d figure out what’s going on…. My point is that a lot of these Russian soldiers didn’t believe they were actually invading and subjugating their neighbors. It seemed obvious when watching those, these troops would never have volunteered to do that to their Ukrainian neighbors. They loved Ukrainians….. I wonder where those soldiers are now and how they feel about how it’s all unfolded
The casualty figures are not in dispute. It's over 250,000 at the bare minimum, with over that same number as MIA or unrecorded combatants (foreign fighters, mercs, etc.). Only anti-Ukranian or pro-Russian sources will contest those numbers, which are a vocal minority. Last time the Russian MOD bothered to keep count, they stopped at 10,000 casualties, which is laughable.
Ты же понимаешь , что кажулти может значить 300 которые вернуться, а быть трехсотым можно пару раз . Если бы РФ потеряла 250к бойцов , то УА бы уже победила
Well, said. Came here to state exactly the same. There isn't much doubt about the casualties at all! Becasue the RU confirm it themselves: they claim to recruit 30k a month! They wouldn't do that or need those forces if approx 30k weren't dieing each month! FFS it is such simple logic.
Doesn’t the Russian army have the highest on battlefield suicide rate/ abandonment rate ever seen from a real military? Their strategies are affecting thier soldiers heavily
I think thr reason usa was so effective is that usa never underestimates its enemy 😮when thry enter the iraq war they went into it under the assumption they were up against an exteeemly deadly and capable army usa has the unique ability of treating any threat as if its the most dangerous enemy theyve ever faced and thats why they brcame so successful in wars 😮
How the USA election looks and how it's going a contingency needs to be in place now. The fact that the Ukrainians seem to be at least as good as the Russians and probably better, I see no reason the balance of NATO would be able to move the Russians out of Ukraine without US help, if it comes to that!
Ukraine announced several interesting domestic programs to enhance their long range precision fires capabilities. We can assume this is supported by Ukraine's partners. If Ukraine can get their own near-peer capabilities at scale, they'll be able to hold their own
Russia has never cared for the common Russian citizen .In the days of the czar the aristocracy was put in cushy jobs in the military and the govt., where theft, corruption, incompetence made the ruling class even richer and kept the populace poor to the point where Russians were called the last serfs in europe and made the revolution of 1917 possible. The socialist govt that took the place of the czar continued the abuse against the citizen. In theory under socialism all are equal. Reality is the rulers of socialism have luxury while the commoner is lacking the basics. The Russian troops suffered miserably during ww1 and ww2 as the party elite prospered while collecting graft and corruption. Today ..........nothing has changed. When Russia realized that capitalism was more efficient than communist state control the socialist rulers gave industries to the party elite and the gangsters who support the govt. This is why we see so much ineptitude and incompetence in the Russians army. The same old graft and corruption that is part of Russian life is depriving soldiers of vital supplies. Its very easy for thieving bureaucracy to check a box saying a soldier has had training or been issued equipment......... not doing it.......and pocketing the money. Thak god russia is so corrupt. This will stop Russia from taking back Ukraine .......and taking back countries that were once part of the ussr.......
You clowns get your feelings hurt when someone says something that’s outside your little social bubble. This man has never seen or been in Russia to see or meet an actual Russian soldier. All he does is read propaganda articles and says what he read. I could care less about Russias conflict in Ukraine but I live in Russia at the moment and I’m Exposed to the reality of their military and their troops. Morale is higher here among the soldiers and the civilians higher than it was for us for when I was fighting in Afghanistan. I’m a proud U.S. Marine combat veteran and I remember having units with low morale and coming home to an ungrateful country. Cry more
probably yes everyone , except tiktokers. russia however, despite denying big losses probably don't even consider Wagner and overs who not from russian troops mod.
That's mainly just Russian numbers all other are separated you can look up numbers for those also but take it with a grain of salt where you're getting it from Wagner unit before they were absolved into the Russian military and Chechen were separate casualty numbers Wagner was supplied and funded by Russia but we're under their own local command but higher up it was mainly Russia generals controlling where they go and that's how it was with the chechens once they were in place they were under their own command and now Wagner is mainly controlled by Russia and the chechens are still separate but supplied by Russia for ammo
@@looinrimsyea, following Russia's annexation of eastern Ukraine the local Russian militia's officially joined the Russian military as they are now fully armed combatants for their nation Russia.
As somebody that has processed Russian captives for the International Legion, the single largest recruitment technique according to those captives are the house and land grants being promised to them by the Russian Ministry of Defense. These land grants are both in their home area and in captured Ukraine. The pays for service shown in the video are not too far off, I can show you the actual paychecks of Russian recruits if you want to see them. Also, these reports need to stop with only mentioning Wagner, there are at least a dozen different Russian PMCs in Ukraine. And while Wagner might be the largest, it’s NOT the majority. Russich Group and Slavovik Corps have neatly just as large a presence. ENOT, MAR, Redut, and Patriot are major players too.
PMC'c illegal in Russia. At last count there were over thirty six....
As someone all over this war in Ukraine, you speak truth. Keep safe.
@@currawong60911368Russia is close to collapse. The rich are actively recruiting 16 years old to prepare for the coming chaos. Mad max will be a picnic . USA needs to get ready to go in and secure the nuclear arsenal. A lot of cash needs to shipped , special passports prepared . To get the family involved in the nuclear supply chain on board, start planning now. Ukrainian soldiers will need to assist the USA teams
did you collab with the uke nazis too cause pravy sector and azov west are keen on signing up mutt vets , cosnidering you guys worked together in Iraq too providing them training and sending them over in hong kong to cause insurgency, (which failed as usual)
@@currawong60911368 PMCs are only illegal to corporate and operate in Russia. But Russian Duma and Ministry of Defense officials own PMCs. They simply call them something else, like diplomatic security, and register them as corporations in friendly countries, like Belarus or Azerbaijan.
Russian army is like Hotel California: You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!
Underrated 😂
🤣🤣🤣
clearly you havent seen the ukranian army
@@Benfbdnhdsjjfhehd you too ))
It's the same for Ukrainian who aren't foreign legionaries too. In fact it's the same for every military in war time, unless you are wounded to the point that you're no longer eligible for any kind of militry service you can't leave.
You can offer up as any amount of money to get volunteers to join if your end goal is hoping they die quickly so you don’t have to pay them or just delay payments until they finally do.
With respect, I assume you do realize there’s not even a remote possibility that the Russian gov, President, military or people actually feel that way.
I’m sure you’re just talking trash because “Russia bad” and all that, right?
If you are NOT just breaking balls, could you please explain why you believe that? I’m being serious FYI, not trying to start crap or anything. I’m genuinely curious when people say things like that is all.
Cheers
@@RetreatHellI've got a parent who served in the USSR. He got security duty in a massive warehouse where radar equipment was placed.
They didn't have proper plumbing. All toilets were outhouses.
The food was sh*t. They had 60+ year-old canned meat sitting on the shelves.
The equipment was basic. AK 74's and a nice cloth uniform. Some surplus ammo and just a tiny bit of special ammo.
One of his co-workers shot one of those expanding bullets through his head. Tiny hole at the front, big chunk of ground meat in the back. The man had gone insane and decided to commit suicide. Nobody really gave a sh*t.
They only had 2 different weights to train with: A 16kg plate and a 32kg barbell. Their logistics were bad.
Putin has sent over a million men to fight in a bloody meatgrinder for his own ego. Do you honestly think he cares about his troops? No. He only cares about himself. Just like Stalin. Just like Gorbatšov. Just like almost all other first secretaries of the USSR.
Imagine Donald Trump, but intelligent, cunning, ruthless, calculative and charismatic. That's Putin.
Russia has never cared about its soldiers. It doesn't care about them now. It will never start caring about them.
If they can get meat on the front, they'll lie to your face and spit on it if you try to argue.
@@Patriot-Eaglehead Dude you are just carrying baggage. Actually you are the most dangerous type to be making assessment of the ''enemy'' status.
@@joek600 Disprove what i'm saying. Or at least provide your own analysis on the situation.
@@Patriot-Eaglehead First of all liking your own post is lame and shows a lot. Secondly as I said you are completely incapable of making any kind of 2024 relevant assessment of the Russian army, because you carry a lot of baggage. If I was fighting them I would like you nowhere near a briefing or intelligence room.
PS the 80's say hi
Man, your ability to step back and be objective is very high level.
Appreciate that sir!
@@PrestonStewartits why I watch. Your videos feel like analysis/news. It's hard find people covering this that are not favoring one side over the other. Many outright refuse to call out their preferred side for doing the same stuff they criticized the other side for. They all feel like propaganda.
Agreed this is by far the most balanced analysis of the war
@@somedude669 He has actual experience with the logistics of combat from the army, that is why he is good.
your inability to see through the nicely packaged propaganda is also high level
Had an acquaintance in Russia. Sorta a pen-pal thing. He went dark shortly after this started.
What I got from him was that the entire mid-century German thing(let’s just call it that) is pounded into their youth to this day. It’s like a national mythos to them. It’s so strong that basically all their leaders need to do is point to and label anyone mid-century German… and mid-century German they are.
Psychological programming is a powerful tool. We have a lot of it here too. It was our guy Bernays who wrote the book.
@@EvzenKovar-i5p they love their country... so who wouldn't fight for their country
Americans and Russians tend to be patriotic. Though in my work travels I'd say Russian patriotism has gone up, while US patriotism has gone down. Even still US patriotism/nationalism is much higher than anything you see in Europe not counting Eastern Europe.
When so many Ukrainians sport tattoos of the well known cross of the mid-century German thing, it is very easy for Russians to see them.
We do a lower grade version in the US….consider how often mainstream right leaning politicians are called Germans or how many delusional leftists actually believe Trump is the next German Leader.
aint no way that huge amount of people actually brainwayshed in this way (im russian).
it's proabably true in case of army, but rest of russians not like that (surely im not delusional even living in this country)
To be Pro-Russian is more like a diagnosis rather than a political position........
ukrainians have lost more troops and have 110 million less ppl than russia....it seems being pro ukrainian is worse
@@gwopgetta2091Imagine your line family living in a village for decades just to be ended by Russian invaders.. and for what
Most russian d riders see supporting this war as a way to weakening the west. Even though this war has purely damaged russia while strengthening nato
What about being Pro-Ukrainian lol
@@morecopemorerope4372
Agreed!
The Russians have made NATO great again......👍🍻
Preston: That's all I have for now.
Me: NOOOOOO!!!!!
I get the feeling that Russians signing up today have some idea what they are getting into. However, the money is good. Massively good if you are from a poor region (most of Russia). Wage arrears and refusal to pay death benefits (being declared missing or even labelled a deserter so the government doesn't have to pay) is something that you would think would have an effect. Apparently not so much.
I am unsure but the situation could be as follows. If a family member complaines to a government official or any other citizen about their loved ones status that could be enough for them to be labeled a subversive. Which would mean even less cooperation. They could possibly be detained. This would surely quell dissent.
You don’t think there’s any affect? I don’t think the Russian government would allow you to see the effects.
@@TaylorWilmesNor would they make it obvious that your first post isn't just the frontline. It's a little past the frontline after maybe a week of training. 😂
All of your statement can be applied to the Ukrainians as well. The differences is that Russians sign up for the war and sign contracts, whilst the Ukrainians are being forced into it by conscription.
@@CharlesRyan-f3j What is this? A Cold War crappy novella? I will never understand why people cant just say ''I dont know anything about this subject'', but have to construct fantasies. I mean you feel good now or something? Do you think that you appear knowledgeable?
11:56 bro is wearing his kneepads upside down 🫠
Dr. Lev Kuzmin: "He shall misunderstand your ways as though expired to them."
@@persuasivebarrier2419 Lisan Al Gaibovich!
Probably taken off an ukie. Russian classic. Our troops only learn in combat 😅
they're even pulling in nepalese people as mercenaries. it's nuts.
and so were the british and the french
Why is it nuts? The British army does the same
All non Russians that are fighting for Russia has done so due to a lack of money/jobs in their home country, one statistic (for Somalia I think) was that a normal job in that country is around $50 a month while the Russian army is paying $2000 a month, that kinda pay attracts a lot of desperate people, however most cases these foreigners don't speak Russian or even read Russian, some Japanese and Chinese volunteers have to use apps like Google translate to communicate with their Russian officers. Some African volenteers speak English/French while the Russians try to figure out what they are saying by use of finger gestures. Russia has also distributed these non Russians throughout the Russian military rather than in a battalion/division akin to the french foreign legion where they also have to learn the nation they are serving language and writing system, so some Russian frontline groups just have a random African/Asian who don't know them, their language or culture.
@@gidi3250there are Japanese volunteers for Russia? I find that hard to believe.
@@jamesgeorge9467 this war is particularly nuts, logistics and all. especially when you consider minorities are pushed to the front of the line.
A man chooses, a slave obeys.
-Andrew Ryan
So Ukrainians are slaves?
What are those people that are being snatched from the streets of Ukraine one may ask himself. Are they free people? Hiding for days in their appartments, running away on horses, being dragged in to vans.
A man choses between option offered.
Every Russian official to every veteran of any post-WWII war: "I didn't send you there".
every mutt with gulf sundrome , "it doesnt exist!"
Americans joke about ‘not service related injury’
Russians literally get medals for deployments that never happen
Excellent information and presentation. If you are not doing so already, people from other blogs would enjoy having you as a guest, especially the foreign news agencies.
this is a great video on the rand report, really well done.
I like Your analyses.
I tire of war pornography!
Thank You Mr. PRESTON
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@16:21 - You’re telling me this guy isn’t related to Pvt. Pyle ? That defines “rag tag” right there.
Holy crap! Is this the second video today? I guesa ill nees to find some time to sit down and have a watch. Thanks man, keep up the great work!
Money is a big motivator, and the current pay package is quite good (relative to the economy). Not condoning anything, just saying that if a dude down on his luck or in poverty gets offered a pay package that is 10x higher than what he’s making at the moment, I think most men will take that opportunity (again, not saying it’s right, just that human brains work that way - regardless of race/nationality).
I would never in my life join the military and it doesn't matter which military - you don't matter to them. The United States has basically an unlimited military budget and look how bad they treat their veterans. Every soldier just throws away his life for nothing - all of these US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan died to make a bunch of corporations rich. And the same is happening now in Russia, just on a much larger scale.
@@DerDudelinoI joined the military and it was the best decision of my life. The pay was great, lots of vacation, great guys and a interesting job. It was holidays compared to the job I had prior. After service they helped me to find a new job. Now a cop.
@@DerDudelinolarger scale? Doesn't US have over ten million veterans?
Nobody is falling for it since they're not honoring the other 100k people's contracts for pay. It's years backpay
I Love These SITREPS You Do Preston , Thank You From Ireland!!
fantastic breakdown of an interesting and at least in the case of retainment often overlooked topic. Hats off
Interesting and thoughtful as usual. Thanks Preston!
Love the longer video
Thanks for your work man I will always appreciate it
Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🇺🇦
Elite content once again, thank you for all the work!
I discovered your channel today. I love it. Thank you
Thank you for your consistency Preston, so grateful to have this kind of informative content in a world where so much is happening at once.
Great report
Suggestion: when talking number some infographic on screen helps quite a bit. Nothing to facy is needed even somethin on the side while you are talking is ok.
But helps get across the point, in particular for non native English speakers. Number spoken tend to be contrapted and easily missheard.
Even with few numbers. I see you do with big tables. But for the casualty on the start no.
An important aspect about their early losses is that it was the cream of the crop. It was the most drilled part of the military and Russia lost them in a few months when Ukraine didnt just fold immediately. Now tank crews are sent into combat after weeks or a few months (at best) of training. Ofc the same happens for Ukraine, but they wont send untrained personel out in modern western gear for multiple reasons.
TY Preston. Top notch in a realm of plenty. We forget the human toll.
Conscripting 130,000 every spring and again every fall, plus recruiting 30,000 + per month. Multiply by 2 + years. But still need more. That's some serious losses.
@@mitchyoung93 By Russian "law" Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk are part of Russia in their entirety as of Sept. 2022. Meaning the frontline and beyond are, as far as Russia is concerned, inside Russia. Unrecognized internationally of course, but this matters little as it is a domestic Russian issue.
@@mitchyoung93Laws dont matter in russia. We saw countless conscripts beeing used in the invasion.
They send what they have
Young 18-year-old conscripts are not sent to war. Only those who agreed and signed a contract in the service. All other recruits serve their year and return home. Mostly men aged 30+ years die.
@@alexandernovikov5963 in fact they are. In multiple Interviews captured russians where conspircts. Russia doesnt care about laws
22 000$US sign bonus
60 000$ US for the first year
Its a very attractive salary for alot of Russians in rural areas.
You highlighted the air force losses, the russians have been very cautious with air power, and use the soviet tech whenever they can (su25, su24). Theyve been forced to use the su34 do to it being more capable (large payload, can carry all of the fab family). Supposedly the russian air force has been able to recoup the majority of their plane losses according to Admiral Binkov, he has a good video on it. The tank situation, well, theyre gonna start to basically run out soon.
The Air Force is probably being held hoping they can exhaust Ukrainian air defense, they’re concerned losing parts of the Air Force make them too susceptible to a western intervention
inflation helps them recruit when prices on everything double and wages stay the same except for SMO then ppl want to join
Also a lot of the foreigners who join are from nations who's economy's are worse than Russia's at the moment, ex some Somalian gets $50 on average in his nation per month, while the Russian military on average would pay him $2000 a month.
i liked the hesitation when talking about keeping people impoverished to get them to join the army
sounds familiar doesn't it
recruiters just walking up and down those poor neighbourhoods
shopping for meat
Great work!
Russia made a huge mistake by not paying soldiers in a timely manner. People will sign up to literally eat shit if the pay is above average & reliable.
While most soldiers wont make formal complaints because russians are comfortably enslaved, they also arnt recommending others to join the millitary.
I cannot whole heartedly believe that you are a rational and normal person to feel comfortable writing the second part of your comment. It's as if you made up some imaginary and delusional idea about the Russian people because someone said something along the lines of "Russians are a dumb people" or that you looked at a headliner saying Russians don't have toilets. Now you believe that a whole nation would allow itself to be "comfortably enslaved"...
The propaganda must be working to some degree.
Russians are taking vacations in occupied Crimea near military sites and acting surprised when there are incoming rounds.
Hello Preston, thank you for all the work you're doing. I've been watching your channel for a while now (well done on the rapid growth by the way) and I feel like you're talking a lot about problems in the Russian army. Now I'm sure it is easier because we have more resources going this way in the west and this army has a lot going wrong, but do think you could do somehow the same with Ukraine? The only information about Ukraine military I can find is coming from somewhat impartial Russian channels but I'd trust it better if it was coming from you.
Anyway, thanks again for what you do!
Ukies side controls info space, so we get better data after the war is over.
Clearly being first on here means I have been on my phone way too long lol good content though.
Clearly you were not on your phone long enough as you were second
@@jamesgeorge9467 :o :D
Preston, you are the best Ukraine content creator. Thanks for sharing an unbiased view from both sides.
nha history legends is better in my opinion
@@Rubensky44There is literally not a single more pro-Russian channel.
He refuses to talk about anything that makes Russia look bad, like casualties. You only get a video when Ukraine loses land.
@@Rubensky44 He is legendary in the sense that he does'nt understand what decides a war. When money runs out, your gone. While he is rejoicing over a couple of square miles lost teritory, he does not take into account the economics.
@@klpd666 i think he aknowledges it but he is mainly a strategic and tactical level analyst
and also you clearly haven't watched his interviews the guy is very good at what he does
@@khlaps bro ur coping hard he does he makes videos using sources like mediazona(BBC) and other sources for losses, don't tell you believe that Russia has lost 500000 men 💀
From what I heard the Ruzzian soldiers were told they are going into war while already on the move towards Ukraine. I think it was specifically the VDV I heard they were going to war while already flying towards Hostomel airport.
there is a huge diffrence between Ukraines Prisoner Volunteers and Russias Prisoner battalions.
Firstly Ukraines Prisoners dont get amnesty but decrease of time , Education, same salary as their counterparts who wasnt in prison.
Sexual, Murder corruption and other more serious crimes are automaticly not allowed to join.
There was a couple of Convicted Murderes who was angry at the Ukraine military for not allowing them to join even without them getting anything back for it.
Their reasoning was That they would be usefull as sacrifical troops for extreamly dangerous defence or attacks necessary to sacrifice troops to save civilian life.
They also said that it was better to use them then young kids who had not done anything and thus Ukraines future.
Ukraines military said they were thankfull for their willingness to serve but as of now they would not change the rules.
There was also Prisoners who clearly said they would not volunteer.
Most of them clearly stated due to fear of death and also fear of not getting adequate training and gear.
Id say Ukraines Prisoner troops are getting better treatment then Russian top troops.
based on what evidence?
@@joek600 So far we havent had any desertions or captured units from the Ukrainian Penal Units who speak of horrors of their abuse as we have had with russian sthrafniki formations and Z-Sthurm units.
"fighting for life is the best training comrades" - COD2 soviet training commander
The thought of what happens to veterans after this war ends whatever way it does is pretty scary. Not discounting how egregiously the vets themselves will be underserved for mental and physical injuries, but what bringing those people home whom feel like they've been left to rot on the front lines by their government will do to Russian society. The norms that they've become so used to, the carnage and mistreatment of civilians, it's gonna be absolutely brutal for civilians, especially women in Russian society. And i have a feeling it will all be swept up in the notion of "he's a vet, let him go".
We had issues during the big buildup during the war in Vietnam. I was drafted in September of 1966. And I didn't know it at time, because I was just a draftee. And according to our First Sergeant. "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground. You make me want to vomit."
We didn't know it at the time. But there was a huge number of guys running around. Equipment thought was not an issue.
Companies were much bigger back in 1966 when I got drafted, Basic Training and AIT Companies anyway. I was in E-14-4 at Fort Knox. And my platoon had somewhere between 100 and 125 guys. Company formations were huge by todays standards. September of 66 was the biggest call of the war. And it was showing. We wound up in World War II barracks. Even AIT locations were over-run privates. Every time I hear descriptions of the numbers in companies and battalions these days. I can help but think back to those company formations back in the day. And you should how great a platoon of that many guys sounds calling cadence. A different time - former 92B10!
Do the Russians not get optics on their rifles? At 2:12 for example, it looks like only one of those guys has one - and it looks small, like a red dot/holographic sight.
They do not. Russian mod came to conclusion that it is not needed for most troops vdv and other "good" units get 1P87 or buy it themselves. The MOD does not give them out in large numbers
You dont need optics when storming trenches and during CQ fighting. However most of the Russian regular forces have optics, you must remember that many of the fighting men on Russias side are Militia of the Peoples Republics and mercenaries.
@@GeneralGiffel the militias are gone, since 2023 they're staffed by Russian mobilized troops. By late 2022 Murz had reported the DPR and LPR were scraping the bottom of the barrel.
@@GeneralGiffelyou don’t need one but that’s like saying you don’t need a cell phone. It might be true but it makes your life 10 times easier. I would rather have one than not have one.
Most of the time it's only the elite units that have Optics provided by the military and if you're not in these units you usually have to buy your own supplies and Optics or use fundraisers to get them and that's pretty much how both sides are doing it now
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I'm now going to read another depressing RAND report. The CAS evaluation from Russia is just sad.
The massive recruitment of working age males in Russia coincides with Ukraine's strategic campaign against Russia's strained defense industries and logistics. The situation will eventually reach a critical point - Russia is being pulled in many directions.
I heard that they run out of missiles 2 years ago and now they fight with shovels...
Whole avito (russian craiglist) is flooded with vacancies.
They offer $3k - $5k per month and onetime $12k for signinig contract. Felony, debts, medical conditions... doesnt matter, 2 hands 2 legs is enough, they accept everyone.
Sounds great, where do I sign up ??
19:44 this debt forgiveness mixed with the severe undercount of the death toll must be horrible. Imagine not hearing from your loved one for weeks or months and presuming him dead only for the government to say that “oh actually he didn’t die he ‘ran away’ so you still need to pay your debt”
One is reminded of MacManara’s (Sp?) Morons during the Vietnamese War
I am curious how this pairs with one of your other videos talking about how many units report soldiers as missing, and no death benefits are given.
How does that pair with the people who enlisted to have their debt forgiven if they died?
Might lead to some military or political unrest after the war is over and people realize their loved one was not missing, but killed and they got nothing that was promised.
They are referred to as......"Cargo 500", deserters
Someone (in)famous once said about Russia, "You have but to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down."
See how that worked it collapsed on him
He was not counting on Japan attacking the USA or the Lend Lease Act
@@davidvines6498 he had one of the greatest fighting forces in the world if not the greatest but he could not take on the entire world and win.
Nice system theyv'e got over there. BTW, the gum is great. Is the liquid the caffeine? Keep up the good work...☺
The flag on the cap of that guy breaks my heart.
they loose a Battalion per day. and its only going to get worse.
A battalion is a thousand men. This war has gone on for well over 2 years, make it.. 600 days, 600*1000 comes out to 600.000 men dead. Half of the Russian standing army, only a fraction of which is army, another fraction of it is combat.
How is Russian losing more when they have 10 times the fire power than the Ukrainians? Like hello? Basic fucking math?
Cope complete bs 🙄
It's lose, not loose and no bro thats simply not true
@@Anonymous-tj8xmhe said lost. Not dead. That could be a casualty figure, which would be believable.
“Special military operations” sure are something else…
19:10 Thats just a statement of how medieval a society russia still is.
In any civilized country, the inheritor can just decline an inheritance if its "negative equity" i.e. more debt than assets.
In Russia, you can also refuse))
Thanks. Anything about that they are taking people from far away and poor places in Russia type Sibiria. Read somewhere that mayors and other leading persons in those regions have protested against that type of enlistning by the Russian state.
You mean like the US recruiting the black community and people from fly over states?
Russian Army Recruiting Sign: Free vodka for life, Sign Up!
On the otherhand, how does the Ukrainian army recuit its soldiers?
Thanks
3:32 “russias strategic nuclear forces remains unaffected”
Sounds weird, as there was lots of reports that soldiers from the strategic nuclear forces were moved to the ground forces and surrendered or got killed in Ukraine.
The war is a soulless meatgrinder most casualties commit suicide immediately after getting hit or they never even see it coming very little are taken prisoner there's no glory or reason to the killing
Doesn't this sound like the surge? Bct and ait were enough to go directly into mobilization without any other real training?
them elbow-pads at the beginning.
yeah, Russian MOD…. make sure them elbow-pads are in that latest propaganda video. that’s what is important, especially since you can tell they have flimsy steel plates in their plate carriers instead of actual ballistic plates lol.
I noticed militaries all over love showing off cheap but tactical equipments like knee pads, or goggles but rarely actually use them in real life
I have never used a knee pad that wasn't fixed on a combat pants that didn't slide down after a brisk run or some crawling unless the straps were tightend like a tourniquet. The IDF is the only one I see actually wearing them in combat and those look like they are from a riot suit
Who had the foresight to leave Russia? Smart, educated people like RUclipsrs Roman of NFKRZ and Zack the Russian.
I can't believe they didn't step up their recruiting before they invaded. More Russians would have joined before the invasion, and they could have offered better incentives but smaller incentives then they forced to after the invasion.
I just listened to a War on the Rocks thing about this.. thanks for the story great job
I heard they were giving soldiers their orders through drones
Not impossible
I 100% thought this was going to be a protest video about the US armed forces from the intro
Good information. Thanks for the update. Take care, keep safe.
yah in Canada a russian soldier gets paid the same as a mcdo worker on full time.
Prices are completely different in different countries.
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@@soulkeeper7796 true but at least the Canadian gov is much more normal and sensible than the Russian gov which is a corrupt third world banana republic in Europe.
Does anyone else remember at the very beginning of the war, you could catch video of confused and very friendly Russian soldiers asking Ukrainians for directions? Like, they didn’t think they were invading their cousins house. I remember one of some soldiers in a town and the residents being clearly upset. And this soldier seeming almost just as confused and just asking the townspeople to stay calm, and they’d figure out what’s going on…. My point is that a lot of these Russian soldiers didn’t believe they were actually invading and subjugating their neighbors. It seemed obvious when watching those, these troops would never have volunteered to do that to their Ukrainian neighbors. They loved Ukrainians….. I wonder where those soldiers are now and how they feel about how it’s all unfolded
Preston, do you ever get annoyed with the Russian simps and bots in the comments lol?
The casualty figures are not in dispute. It's over 250,000 at the bare minimum, with over that same number as MIA or unrecorded combatants (foreign fighters, mercs, etc.). Only anti-Ukranian or pro-Russian sources will contest those numbers, which are a vocal minority. Last time the Russian MOD bothered to keep count, they stopped at 10,000 casualties, which is laughable.
Ты же понимаешь , что кажулти может значить 300 которые вернуться, а быть трехсотым можно пару раз . Если бы РФ потеряла 250к бойцов , то УА бы уже победила
@@shionuzuki5549 Fair enough, what is losses of Ukraine according to you ?
Well, said. Came here to state exactly the same. There isn't much doubt about the casualties at all!
Becasue the RU confirm it themselves: they claim to recruit 30k a month! They wouldn't do that or need those forces if approx 30k weren't dieing each month!
FFS it is such simple logic.
@@ostweltYou forgot mentioning "human waves" used by Russians - which is another propaganda BS.
Doesn’t the Russian army have the highest on battlefield suicide rate/ abandonment rate ever seen from a real military? Their strategies are affecting thier soldiers heavily
Source?
For the algorithm
Russian estimates 5000 casualties? I feel like I've watched that many die on reddit
That intro almost made me think Mr. Stewart was talking about the era of the GWOT campaigns
A most useful summary.
Found no fashionistas. Took everything anyway.
3:15 i mean well duh its really the only conventional war they fought
involuntary retention = detention
I think thr reason usa was so effective is that usa never underestimates its enemy 😮when thry enter the iraq war they went into it under the assumption they were up against an exteeemly deadly and capable army usa has the unique ability of treating any threat as if its the most dangerous enemy theyve ever faced and thats why they brcame so successful in wars 😮
Extra pay that we will not have to pay out.
How the USA election looks and how it's going a contingency needs to be in place now. The fact that the Ukrainians seem to be at least as good as the Russians and probably better, I see no reason the balance of NATO would be able to move the Russians out of Ukraine without US help, if it comes to that!
Ukraine announced several interesting domestic programs to enhance their long range precision fires capabilities. We can assume this is supported by Ukraine's partners. If Ukraine can get their own near-peer capabilities at scale, they'll be able to hold their own
keep it up :)
how you get russian people to sign up? play a lindsey graham clip
Russia didn't expect a long conflict in Ukraine. Putin must have believed the U.S. general Milley when he said Kyiv will fall in 72 hours.
Russia has never cared for the common Russian citizen .In the days of the czar the aristocracy was put in cushy jobs in the military and the govt., where theft, corruption, incompetence made the ruling class even richer and kept the populace poor to the point where Russians were called the last serfs in europe and made the revolution of 1917 possible. The socialist govt that took the place of the czar continued the abuse against the citizen. In theory under socialism all are equal. Reality is the rulers of socialism have luxury while the commoner is lacking the basics. The Russian troops suffered miserably during ww1 and ww2 as the party elite prospered while collecting graft and corruption. Today ..........nothing has changed. When Russia realized that capitalism was more efficient than communist state control the socialist rulers gave industries to the party elite and the gangsters who support the govt. This is why we see so much ineptitude and incompetence in the Russians army. The same old graft and corruption that is part of Russian life is depriving soldiers of vital supplies. Its very easy for thieving bureaucracy to check a box saying a soldier has had training or been issued equipment......... not doing it.......and pocketing the money. Thak god russia is so corrupt. This will stop Russia from taking back Ukraine .......and taking back countries that were once part of the ussr.......
Ive seen videos of russians riding nornal scooters into battle. Thats a whole new level of under supplied 😂😂
Your ability to invent random things is incredible.
So Vatnik what has he invented?
Almost as incredible as your ability to make accusations with no examples.
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You clowns get your feelings hurt when someone says something that’s outside your little social bubble. This man has never seen or been in Russia to see or meet an actual Russian soldier.
All he does is read propaganda articles and says what he read. I could care less about Russias conflict in Ukraine but I live in Russia at the moment and I’m
Exposed to the reality of their military and their troops.
Morale is higher here among the soldiers and the civilians higher than it was for us for when I was fighting in Afghanistan. I’m a proud U.S. Marine combat veteran and I remember having units with low morale and coming home to an ungrateful country. Cry more
Now is this just 🇷🇺army causalities Is it including Chechens,DPR,LPR and Wagner etc
Mediazona includes all I think.
Thing is I don't think we will ever know the number of prisoners that died etc.
probably yes everyone , except tiktokers.
russia however, despite denying big losses probably don't even consider Wagner and overs who not from russian troops mod.
It’s all included as the ‘Russian side’
Besides, Wagner, chechens, etc are under overall Russian command
That's mainly just Russian numbers all other are separated you can look up numbers for those also but take it with a grain of salt where you're getting it from Wagner unit before they were absolved into the Russian military and Chechen were separate casualty numbers Wagner was supplied and funded by Russia but we're under their own local command but higher up it was mainly Russia generals controlling where they go and that's how it was with the chechens once they were in place they were under their own command and now Wagner is mainly controlled by Russia and the chechens are still separate but supplied by Russia for ammo
@@looinrimsyea, following Russia's annexation of eastern Ukraine the local Russian militia's officially joined the Russian military as they are now fully armed combatants for their nation Russia.
Frickin' early gang checking in.
Just the like the US - Don't look after Vets