Uncle Putin Wants You! Putin has ordered over 130,000 Russian conscripts for the Russian army as part of the annual spring draft.
Russian Draft
Every year Russia adds a number of conscripts to it’s army to replace those who have completed their years of compulsory service, or who have been disabled or killed. Normally there is a training period of a few months before a conscript is sent to an area where there is any fighting.
Russian Conscripts in Battle
Despite denial by Putin and other government spokesmen, Russia has sent conscripts into battle in Ukraine this year, and declared that it was done in error when their earlier assurances were proven to be false.
Uncle Putin Wants You!
This time, Putin assured the Russian public that the new conscripts will not be sent into any “Hot Spots”. The war in Ukraine and the resulting shortages and inflation is beginning to be felt by the average Russian despite the censorship of bad news and intense propaganda campaign by their government to suppress opposition to the war.
How much more losses can Putin’s army sustain before he is forced to reinforce it with raw or hastily trained conscripts from this Spring draft? Will they be used in an attempt at occupation, or will they be used as cannon fodder and sacrificed in another attempted offensive?
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