Russia telling draftees they will exercise in Western Russia.They end up in Ukraine instead

[darosky]

No wonder they're killing their own generals.

But videos released by the Ukrainian military purported to show that Russian conscripts had been taken prisoner in the war’s early days.

In one such clip, 23-year-old Damur Mustafaev said that his unit was told it would take part in military exercises in western parts of Russia. But it ended up in the Chernihiv region of central Ukraine, where Mustafaev was captured after his tank broke down.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/01/russia-military-army-conscripts-draft/

[RockRaven]

1. Duh???

[darosky]

2. They were assured they wouldn't go to Ukraine

From the article.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. And we know how honest the Russian government is.

[Crunchy Frog]

3. Then their bodies get left in the fields to be eaten by dogs

so they don't contribute to the Russian KIA numbers, and they don't have to pay death benefits to the families.

[getagrip_already]

5. by dying and failing to to return to their units, they are deserters..

I read that where possible, ukr troops are taking face photos of the dead an a facial recognition company is identifying them from social media posts.

The goal is to notify families.