03-04-2022, 05:35 PM
macphanatic wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
I'm all for stopping Russia. I pray the Russian soldiers, many of whom were lied to and tricked into fighting their neighbors, will surrender or go AWOL en masse. Putin's strategy requires urban warfare, which is very soldier intensive. He can't win without those bodies.
But what will that mean for their loved ones at home? This is the motivator to do as ordered.
I have no idea, but fear is not stopping large numbers from surrendering and even sabotaging equipment.
WASHINGTON — Plagued by poor morale as well as fuel and food shortages, some Russian troops in Ukraine have surrendered en masse or sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday.
Some entire Russian units have laid down their arms without a fight after confronting a surprisingly stiff Ukrainian defense, the official said. A significant number of the Russian troops are young conscripts who are poorly trained and ill-prepared for the all-out assault. And in some cases, Russian troops have deliberately punched holes in their vehicles’ gas tanks, presumably to avoid combat, the official said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world...tagon.html