“least a few weeks of training, a pair of boots and a few pair of socks, and a weapon. Is this not the case in Russia?”
No. According to reports. The clothing issued has holes, old uniforms & old rusty weapons. Some from mobilization have aready been sent to Ukraine.
Russian commander, who has just been drafted himself, tells his recently drafted recruits about the mobilization. He says that nobody knows anything, there is absolute chaos, and nobody cares about them.
https://fb.watch/fQ25OzRlQ_/
Doesn’t sound like the men are given much. It is very strange.
You can have the greatest weapons ever, best aircraft and Navy. But if you cannot outfit infantry, you are nothing.