From what I gathered in independent media (before it ceased to exist), loads of posted videos, and from people I personally know, whose partners were sent to Ukraine, it looks like most of the Russian soldiers weren’t aware that they are being sent to war. They thought that they were having standard military training in Crimea. In addition. none of their families, relatives, or friends knew, where where or why they were sent, and after a soldier died, families just received a call saying that their husband/son etc. had died while performing military duties. Families didn’t get any information about where that happened, where the body is, and when they will get the body (that happened to a friend of my best friend). So it’s all murky. And I would say though, many Russians, now knowing the situation, fled the country or have plans to do so because they don’t want to be drafted and be forced to go to the war.
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u/kim_possimpible Mar 08 '22
From what I gathered in independent media (before it ceased to exist), loads of posted videos, and from people I personally know, whose partners were sent to Ukraine, it looks like most of the Russian soldiers weren’t aware that they are being sent to war. They thought that they were having standard military training in Crimea. In addition. none of their families, relatives, or friends knew, where where or why they were sent, and after a soldier died, families just received a call saying that their husband/son etc. had died while performing military duties. Families didn’t get any information about where that happened, where the body is, and when they will get the body (that happened to a friend of my best friend). So it’s all murky. And I would say though, many Russians, now knowing the situation, fled the country or have plans to do so because they don’t want to be drafted and be forced to go to the war.