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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Russia has little means to move these people, feed and equip them from what I understand. It is destined to end as another disaster for Putin. What is scary is there very well could be a slaughter on the horizon as they go up against a very determined and now much better equipped Ukrainian force that is fighting for it's own homeland. It's also scary to wonder what Putin will resort to if he is again further humiliated by this action.
It's one thing to lay your life on the line as the Ukrainians have to defend their lands, it's an entirely other thing to expect ordinary Russian citizens to do so for some idiots self aggrandizing campaign of bloodshed that many wanted no part of to begin with. I would expect that on average every single Ukrainian soldier will be worth 2-3 of these conscripts.
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Best case scenario is that these conscripts surrender as soon as they cross the border but I can only imagine what they and their families are being threatened with if they don’t fight.