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Fleeing Russians...won’t fight in Ukraine

Example..New York Times


First person: One 23-year-old bought a plane ticket to Istanbul, wrapped up his business and kissed his crying mother goodbye — all within about 12 hours of Putin’s announcement. He said he had no idea when he would return. “I was sitting and thinking about what I could die for, and I didn’t see any reason to die for the country,” he said.
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The not sensible ones have been rounded up and are in the army now.
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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
Every nation has cannon fodder. Russia has more than most and can stand heavier troop losses than most .
helenS · 36-40, F
@AthrillatheHunt It's a strategy. Russia uses a "trial and error" approach. They attack somewhere, and if that does not work and 50,000 soldiers are dead, they try something else. With several million men in the pipeline this may eventually lead to success.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@helenS Russia can tolerate more troop casualties than any nation except China .
But after WW2 they had an entire generation growing up without fathers bc of 20 million dead soldiers .