That’s just sick* 📂 Archived Message Posted by TarheelIllini on June 28, 2026, 21:07:11, in reply to "Yeah, but a chunk is getting stolen by commanders. " Previous Message You 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 Message Previous Message Somewhere 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 Message Who could possibly still be sincerely volunteering for that? Message Thread: Ukraine vs. Russia - TarheelIllini June 27, 2026, 18:27:26 I have no idea how you quantify something like that - AintHatin June 27, 2026, 19:05:56 I think there should be skepticism. Has to be a super narrow definition of "combat zone" - gvibes June 27, 2026, 21:06:29 In Vietnam, he was 19* - Sounder June 28, 2026, 12:17:14 Purple Heart - Sammich June 28, 2026, 12:46:48 None of them received a hero’s welcome - Sounder June 28, 2026, 23:53:30 It’s approximately 35 km in spatial terms if you believe Petraeus. - opossum jenkins June 28, 2026, 7:31:57 30-35 km is probably right - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 9:37:07 “FLOT” I Love how the military has acronyms for everything (AFE) - bbonb June 28, 2026, 21:14:19 Just think how much they could get done if they spoke normally.* - complainant June 28, 2026, 21:21:01 It’s probably close to the truth - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 6:46:09 I’m interested how a democracy might or might not provide an advantage over authoritarian… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:08:26 I guess numerically they can absorb those losses but what an unnecessary shitshow - RVA June 28, 2026, 8:27:42 The Russian govt pays huge enlistment bonuses - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 9:34:12 His economy is collapsing and he’s running out of bodies. Belarus backing down last week… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:02:16 For the hinter regions, their enlistment and death payments are more than they can expect in a… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 11:56:01 Do we know that they are actually getting paid as promised* - timmer June 28, 2026, 10:47:28 Yeah, but a chunk is getting stolen by commanders. - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 11:57:58 That’s just sick* - TarheelIllini June 28, 2026, 21:07:11 I would be fascinated to see how internal russian army politics decides which commanders… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:04:17 Absolutely* - opossum jenkins June 28, 2026, 11:22:02 « Index   Searching