Gotta be comforting to the conscripts to be sent into combat areas knowing the FSB and state security forces were executing POWs and civilians weeks before.
They’ll probably revolt.
It’s one thing when rebellious soldiers have bolt action rifles. It’s another when they have full autos and machine guns. The leadership will probably put minefields and machine guns behind them as Soviet leadership did.
This 100 year old criminal gang is really getting old. People have had enough.
I couldn’t agree more. The flurry of one-way flights out of Russia, along with protests across the country should be an indicator this “buildup” doesn’t have national support.