Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "How many troops can Russia really mobilize?" video.

  1. 2 - 3 week training was for Ukrainian national guard - not for Russians. Boot camp is about two months. Personally as someone whom been in the military, few weeks of refresher for non specialized roles is enough. Physical shape is more important. I predict 300k is for public consumption - the actual number is 500k or 600k. These guys are not GREEN - all served, most saw combat - they do not need a lot of hand holding. I expect first new units / recruits to hit the lines in the next few weeks. I expect around 100k by 6 week mark. I expect by 3 months mark almost all of 300k deployed.
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  2. But what if they are actually happy and want to fight?
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  3.  @senpai8435  It is not non-combat personnel. Ground forces have around 300k and 100k of that is conscripts. Airforce is 165k Navy 160k Rocket forces 50k special forces - less than 10k logistics over 50k National guard 340k border service and coast guard 170k That is > 1m.
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  4. As will st. Pion and St. Kornet and St. T-72 soon be blessing Ukrainians.
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  5. Maybe - so far its maybe. But I do not see them out of the question - if west escalates so will Russia.
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  6. Ukraine?
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  7. Nukes, not being part of the war. Stuff like that.
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  8. Was not an issue during WWII.
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  9.  @1202burton  Combat fatality was few percent - not sure who said 55% - that is even higher than submarine duty. KIA was few percent. Around 50m plus died in WWII - this includes civilians. Combat KIA now are fraction of a percent. What are you smoking?
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  10. "victory is on the side of the rightous" and hence Russia will prevail!
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  11. For Ukrainians.
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  12. Nah, its like 6B per month - we see how long west pays it.
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  13.  @Myemnhk  6B is just to pay civilian workers - and I doubt Russia spends a billion a day. plus pay army, plus pay for weapons, etc. Damage from Russian energy sanctions is in 100s of billion for EU and UK.
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  14.  @xiaodaigu5659  Its not a loan - these are subsidies - i.e. no need to repay.
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  15. They will not - but they sure do blow up a lot of stuff in Ukraine!
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  16. US is guilty of many crimes against Humanity. So what? Do you support China over evil US?
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  17.  @olgajoachimosmundsen4647  Force peace & remove US from any negotiations or any power to say anything in Europe.
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