tdring22 t1_j6edpio wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:32 PM

Reply to comment by PumpkinManGuy in Amid Worries Over Russian Forces In Belarus, Former Security Officer Says Belarusian Conscripts Won't Fight by -Fuck-You-Charles-

If 90% of the army deserts then all that's left is civilians which Russia has more experience controlling

PumpkinManGuy t1_j6edy41 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:34 PM

I really don't think that the 90% who desert would be keen on seeing their families stomped down like that.

tdring22 t1_j6eelky wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:38 PM

I hope so. I honestly think at this point Belarus tieing up Ukrainian troops on the border is the best he can hope for but time will tell

domestication_never t1_j6f9qhf wrote on January 29, 2023 at 10:47 PM

And at 9:1 they will have the keys to the armory

Staerke t1_j6fcjss wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:03 PM

These conscripts don't want to die for Putin, who says they won't want to die for their families and their homes

black641 t1_j6haoet wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:58 AM

No military could hope to control 90% of a country's population. Not the US, not China, no one. If 90% of the population wants you out of their home, you're gonna leave one way or the other. Trying to do otherwise would be like standing on the beach and yelling at a tsunami to back up.