I just read an article claiming Russia is having a hard time paying its troops . . . Do recognize that Russia has a vested interest in denying any such thing.
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Russia fails to pay military reservists, civilian laborers brought into Ukraine
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/08/14/fails-pay-military-reservists-civilian-laborers-ukraine/5201660500132/
Aug. 14 (UPI) --
Russia is reportedly failing to pay military reservists and volunteer units fighting in Ukraine as well as Russian laborers brought into occupied regions.
Russian reservists and volunteer soldiers have reported that Russian authorities have failed to pay them, according to an analysis Saturday from the Institute for the Study of War, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., which cited Radio Free Europe's news outlet Idel.Realii.
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Morale: The Impact Of No Pay On Morale
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/20230227.aspx
February 27, 2023:
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 they discovered that they could not afford to keep fighting. Massive sanctions reduced the cash Russia had access to and paying what was promised to new recruits soon became more than Russian could afford. Using the old “the check is in the mail” excuse worked for a while until it didn’t when most troops understood the check was never sent and never would be.
This is particularly troublesome when it comes to former Russian soldiers who agreed to join the reserves after they left active service. The pay wasn’t great and there were some training obligations but many former conscript or volunteer (contract) Russian soldiers tried out the new reserve system and were not surprised that it didn’t work. The former Russians soldiers adopted the practice of “no pay, no way am I playing your stupid game”. In 2019, after several years of effort, Russia had fewer than 5,000 soldiers participating in the active reserve program. That was all the government could pay and accommodate at training facilities. The Russian Defense Ministry expected to have over 80,000 reservists participating in the program but the resources and resourcefulness were not available to make that happen.
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(Both articles do continue. Zim.)
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