Russian officials may soon need to call up more conscripts and reservists to replace their heavy los

[Luizy]

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Source: Business Insider

If anyone will be immune to Russian state propaganda, it will be the mothers.of dead Russian soldiers.
Moms don't wanna hear any excuse about their kids dying because "they had to go kill Nazis", or some other made-up excuse.

P.s.: The headline was truncated because it's too long for DU limits. The last words are "heavy losses in Ukraine"

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-may-call-conscripts-reservists-to-replace-heavy-losses-in-ukraine-2022-3

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[JoeOtterbein]

1. There will be more Russian victims...

...sent to fight a war they likely know nothing about, let alone support.

(tears)

[Bayard]

2. And the real story will be just as much of a shock to them,

As it was the first group.

[ColinC]

3. 2 months of training, or is basic training expedited for these poor souls?

[IronLionZion]

4. Or they could leave

[CanonRay]

5. Their draft is April 1st

You can't draft guys one day and throw them in a brutal war the next. New soldiers are a couple months from even being minimally effective.

[Warpy]

6. It's been pointed out that their reservists are nothing like our reservists

Once they're out, they're out and don't get any more training. They're out of shape and unfamiliar with newer technology. Since they were once military, they'll just be thrown right into combat. It will not work out well.

Conscripts will be late teens and might work out better, they'll be in better shape and get at least some basic training. The problem is that none of them will be ready to go for at least six weeks and Russia can't afford to wait that long. Hence, the reservists.

[Gore1FL]

7. I'd make a snarky comment involving Eric Prince, but...

...we all know he wouldn't work for rubles. He's a greedy and opportunistic fascist, but he isn't stupid.

[FuzzyRabbit]

10. Prince would work for Putin if Putin can pay him in dollars.

[GB_RN]

8. Towards The End Of WW II, Boot Camps Were Expedited Here...

In order to get replacement troops to the front. Boot camp times that had been as long as 12 weeks were shortened to 4 in some cases, IIRC. That was pretty much just long enough to get guys in OK shape and learn how to hold a rifle*...not much else.

*As Eugene Sledge said in his memoire, "With The Old Breed", you never called your rifle "a gun", or you'd get chewed out by your drill instructor: A gun is a large caliber barrel (aka, cannon to civilians). Think 16 inch "guns" on a battleship or 20mm anti aircraft guns, etc. But soldiers always carry a rifle.

[blue-wave]

9. I guess Pooty

doesn't care if there will be more grieving mothers throughout Russia. At what point, at what number of dead and wounded, will he stop?

He made a huge miscalculation. A real man would suck it up, admit the mistake, cut his losses and back off. Pooty's version of a real man is riding a horse bare chested. What an imbecile.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

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