N-i-k-s-o-n
Pulling my weight
Would be nice to get a perspective from @N-i-k-s-o-n and @Lyudmila
Seen numerous reports that despite official declared exceptions .. just about any male from 18-60 / 65 can be given a "welcome back to Army" card .. even those who are fathers of young children, those working in IT, those with no Army experience ..
This clearly is not a good plan for Russian people .. then we knew Putin did not plan much good for Russian People .. he should have had clues after his invasion of 2014 and the sanctions which that brought to Russia that resistance getting stronger against a next possible invasion. Ukrainians over threw their government for a better one .. and the Ukrainians were more likely to resist .. Putin took the gable when he invaded, he had perhaps 1-3 weeks to make it .. and literally ran out of gas on that push ..
Can this mobilization turn the tide .. yes, however not without modern weapons .. sanctions will hopefully stop that.
All of this however, does mean Economic War .. Germany especially, the engine of Europe, is getting hit very hard.
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FYI - I believe this is an Owl .. beautiful creatures and would do great hunting in the fields at night ..
Hello. So, the opinion "from the other side".
1. This is the first mobilization since the Second World War, and yes, there are mistakes. But you need to understand the difference between "they sent a summons to a man at 60" and "they took this man to the army", and the military registration and enlistment offices may not have all the data about the place of work of people.
The state has created a special hotline to deal with such situations. A man - an employee of an IT company was sent to work further, a 60-year-old man with diseases was also not taken into the army.
2. Similarly, there are problems with weapons, which are also quickly resolved. I have not yet seen in this thread, but I am sure that a video will appear soon, as the soldiers were given rusty AK assault rifles.
Firstly, this video is not from the combat units, but from the training unit, where all the mobilized will first get.
Secondly, these machines were only from one box, which was stored incorrectly. By the way, I learned an interesting thing that it takes only 1 minute to produce 1 new Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Thirdly, the very appearance of this video and the prompt reaction to it is a confirmation of the existence and development of civil society in Russia.
3. Regarding the German economy. Above I gave a link to an article from a newspaper that this is a pre-planned US action to destroy the German economy as an economic locomotive of Europe: Chockerande dokumentet: Så planerade USA kriget och energikrisen i Europa energikrisen-i-europa/
So far everything is going according to plan.
4. The owl is cool! I believe the next military aid package for Ukraine should include flying brooms and magic wands.