“Putin appears to be sensitive to potential widespread public opposition in Russia, and claims he’s not using draftees for the operation. You gotta wonder why it seems to be bogging down.”
They are mostly draftees, who were forced to sign a contract before the invasion.
Only one unit involved in the invasion is “professional”, and that’s the elite 4th Guards “Kantemirovites” Tank Division.
They’re allegedly, the best trained, best equipped, hand picked, politically reliable, professional soldiers (along with their sister unit 2nd Taman Guards Motorized Rifle Division), and it speaks volumes as to the true state of the Russian military that they’re getting their asses handed to them, and why Putin is full of bluster about going nuclear.