A former PLA soldier hired by Russians gives a reality check on Russia-Ukraine war

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[tblue37]

1. K&R

[BigmanPigman]

2. I wonder how much $$$ Putin pays them

to endure this. No amount of money would attract me to fight, especially blood money given by Putin.

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3. The news seems to be they are promised big bucks under the assumption they won't be in any condition to collect ...

... or are dead. This soldier says the life expectancy of new troops who've never been in a military action before is about eight hours.

[BigmanPigman]

4. So basically

it is a suicide mission? They sound like Kamikazes but they did it for the love of their country, not money. The mercenary troops must be very, very low income to even consider this offer.