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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Yea I don't get it, by now doesn't the average Russian soldier know that Ukraine is a deathtrap? Why is it preferable for them to continue to go there and die instead of deserting at the very least?
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Russia is anything but a democracy. Who knows what kind of things happen to soldiers who desert, or their families for that matter. Putin increased the maximum penalty to 10 years in prison for deserters, but there are lots of reports of deserters being threatened with execution, and I'd imagine the prison conditions for deserters are less than ideal.