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Re: Russia's has 145 million vs. AT MOST 43 M for Ukraine 

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"Sure. Russia has lots more people ... but how many of them are willing to enlist and possibly die in Ukraine?"

Who said Putin was even giving them much of a choice? I strongly suspect that the majority of the Russian people would like to be done with this Ukraine mess. 




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Re: Russia's has 145 million vs. AT MOST 43 M for Ukraine
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Wed, 17 Aug 22 6:42 PM
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Sure. Russia has lots more people . . . but how many of them are willing to enlist and possibly die in Ukraine?

Versus how many Ukrainians are willing to fight (and possibly die) defending their country?

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[Report] Russian Soldiers Refuse To Join Russia-Ukraine War, Prompting Vladimir Putin To Dismiss Them from Moscow's Army

May 27, 2022

http://www.hngn.com/articles/242417/20220527/report-russian-soldiers-refuse-join-russia-ukraine-war-prompting-vladimir.htm

On Thursday, a Russian court ordered the firing of over 100 National Guard officers who refused to be sent to Ukraine, the first formal verdict in a case that has shown internal discontent with the conflict.

In what looks to be the largest number of officers to refuse to participate in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 115 members of the Russian National Guard, a domestic security agency distinct from the armed forces from the North Caucasus, were involved in the issue.
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(Article does continue. Zim.)



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