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The Russian army does not use conscripts in forces used in Ukraine.

• Animats 5y ago
  U.S. News and World Report says they do.[1] [1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-sees-evidence-of-morale-problems-among-russian-troops-in-ukraine/ar-AAUu5hA https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-sees-evidence-of-mo...
  • fuoqi 5y ago
    Of course they say so, it's the same people who talk about "fairly slow and stodgy progress": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30516996#30522179 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30516996#30522179 I haven't seen a single reliable message in Russian social media from conscript's mothers and, believe me, they would not have been quite. And no, you can not hide use of conscripts from relatives on such scale.
    • Animats 5y ago
      "‘I’m panicking — where is my child?’ Conscript soldiers are being sent to fight against Ukraine, their relatives say. Here’s what their families told Meduza."[1] That's a Latvian source. May be propaganda. Other sources saying the same thing track back to that one. The Russian army has "contract soldiers", who signed up, and "conscripts", who are drafted to serve for one year. I've been looking for good counts. Most conscripts are in the army; The navy, air force, and strategic rocket force are mostly (entirely?) contract soldiers. [1] https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/26/i-m-panicking-where-is-my-child https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/26/i-m-panicking-where-...