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From: THE WATSONYOUTH	7/10/2022 4:07:42 PM
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nytimes.com $2K to $6K to get wacked in Ukraine......what a bargain!...just think what they would have to offer if the kill ratio wasn't 1 to 10 in Russia's favor.....as this board believes........meanwhile...no shortage of volunteers in Ukraine Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’ Leery of a national draft for the Ukraine war, the Kremlin is offering cash bonuses and employing strong arm tactics. ....snip The salaries offered to some volunteers, which can range between $2,000 and $6,000 a month, are far more than the average monthly salary in Russia of about $700. Prewar contracts for privates sometimes were as paltry as around $200 a month. To make up the manpower shortfall, the Kremlin is relying on a combination of impoverished ethnic minorities, Ukrainians from the separatist territories, mercenaries and militarized National Guard units to fight the war, and promising hefty cash incentives for volunteers. .....Welcome to Ukraine The body of a Russian soldier outside a school destroyed by bombardment in the village of Vilkhivka, Ukraine. Russia is losing fighters almost as fast as they can be replaced.Credit...Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

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