(April 13, 2025 at 11:06 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Foreign policy asks an interesting question - why don’t Russian soldiers revolt. After all they all die.
Quote:Russia's soldiers follow orders despite 300,000+ casualties in Ukraine - more deaths than all Moscow's wars since 1945, Foreign Policy.
Discipline relies on threats, beatings, and executions. Commanders use “meat grinder” tactics, sending waves of poorly equipped men to die.
Military hazing called "dedovshchina" forces recruits to endure beatings, theft, and rape.
In the mid-2000s, one soldier needed his legs and genitalia amputated from abuse. In 2018, a conscript killed himself after “I’m a loser” was carved into his forehead.
In 2019, Ramil Shamsutdinov, a 20-year-old conscript in Zabaikalsk, shot dead 8 soldiers and wounded 2 others.
He said daily beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of rape by senior soldiers pushed him to act. The army tried to frame it as a mental illness.
Barrier units like Rosgvardiya have orders to shoot deserters.
Over 1,000 cases of soldiers being detained in underground cells or pits have been documented since 2022. Commanders threaten execution for retreat or refusal to fight.
In 2023, a group of Russian soldiers beat a comrade to death after he tried to stop their drinking.
Similar cases include drunk soldiers killing civilians or comrades; commanders often list these deaths as combat losses to avoid investigations.
Enlistment bonuses range from $5,000 to $50,000, especially in regions like Buryatia or Dagestan where average monthly wages are under $400.
Death payouts reach $60,000, making military service a key income source for poor families.
Brigades involved in war crimes - like the 64th Motor Rifle Brigade in Bucha - received state honors and promotions.
Soldiers accused of torture or executions get decorated by Putin.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/09/rus...e-protest/
... now just wait they all come home. It will make the American experience with PTSD post-Vietnam look like a Sunday picnic.
