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Soldiers of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade captured another group of Russians in the Kursk region. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[-] whodatdair 64 points 6 months ago

Jesus fuck, they look like teenagers. Second from the camera looks like a dude I played smash bros with.

Glad they made the brave choice to surrender. Makes me feel grateful I had a peaceful childhood.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 41 points 6 months ago

That's not unusual for lots of armies, tbh. That's what war is without fail: young people dying for the ambitions of old people.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 21 points 6 months ago

We let kids join the army at 18. We don't let adults rent cars until they're 26

[-] unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 months ago

Is it 26 now? Jeez I swear it used to be 24.

[-] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I'm amazed when my buddy lets me borrow his truck at 40

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago

Most of the “defensive” forces that Ukrainian soldiers are capturing are likely conscripts.

So yes, very likely these forces almost solely consist of teenagers that are highly under-geared, severely under-trained, and likely have been routinely mentally, physically and sexually assaulted.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

"conscript borderguard" is roughly on the same quality level as "foreign/penal battalion", except the latter are usually motivated via blocking troops.