- I would be fascinated to see how internal russian army politics decides which commanders…
Posted by LeatherneckIllini
on June 28, 2026, 12:04:17, in reply to "Yeah, but a chunk is getting stolen by commanders. "
can get away with it and which ones suddenly find out it’s used to send them to the front to die.  Previous MessageYou can pay your way out of an assault unit. Russian commanders are more interested in taking bribes than winning. The bad tactics that get everyone killed is good for them - it means more recruits with bonuses they can extort. Previous MessagePrevious MessageSomewhere between 1x and 2x the median Russian yearly salary. There is very nihilistic reporting about the recruit pool. Putin is essentially feeding the dregs of Russian society into the meat grinder. Because they are volunteers, Russian middle and upper classes don’t care. If Putin mobilizes the conscripts it’s a domestic political problem for him. Hence, the huge sums for volunteers. Previous MessageWho could possibly still be sincerely volunteering for that? |