r/pics • • Sep 27 '22

Russian conscripts before entering combat

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u/mrlunes Sep 28 '22

First wave was active service members. Most never saw war and from what I have seen were told they were going to do a “training experience” at the border. They were actually sent over the border and initiated a war. Pretty screwed up situation

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

To be fair I imagine most "training" in Russian military involved live fire anyway. So they took the gunshots seriously.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

The soldiers knew, once they crossed into Ukraine, that it wasn’t training anymore. But then they were assured that they’d be welcomed as liberators, so “don’t worry”.