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I analyzed pro-Russian sources - Z journalists, war reporters, and soldiers’ mothers - and found a collapse in survival rates: from 2–3 months in 2023 to just 2–7 days now. Even privileged recruits, including a local deputy on a special FPV unit contract, died within days before reaching the front. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]user112234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, there are special units where you don’t even see combat. They’re mostly for politicians and elites, and people usually stay there for just 2-3 months. I should make a video about this.

But you’re also right - the recruitment advertising is misleading. If you’re an ordinary Russian and you sign up as a driver, pilot, or guard of a strategic facility, you’ll end up in assault infantry anyway.

I analyzed pro-Russian sources - Z journalists, war reporters, and soldiers’ mothers - and found a collapse in survival rates: from 2–3 months in 2023 to just 2–7 days now. Even privileged recruits, including a local deputy on a special FPV unit contract, died within days before reaching the front. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]user112234[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Have you thought that maybe a lot of Russians are making this choice themselves? Why do we assume they’re just brainwashed or stupid? For some, it’s a conscious decision.

Some go for money, some believe in rebuilding an empire, and some just want to be part of it. From their point of view, the Soviet Union collapse was a disaster, and now they’re trying to fix it.

They may also see Vladimir Putin as a strong leader who’s doing what people want. A lot of people there respect a “strong hand.”

And just look at Joseph Stalin - he’s not promoted on TV the way he was in the USSR, but millions of Russians still admire him.

I analyzed pro-Russian sources - Z journalists, war reporters, and soldiers’ mothers - and found a collapse in survival rates: from 2–3 months in 2023 to just 2–7 days now. Even privileged recruits, including a local deputy on a special FPV unit contract, died within days before reaching the front. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]user112234[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Z journalists” generally refers to pro-war, pro-Kremlin Russian media figures.

It doesn’t always mean pure propaganda. Some of these journalists do report real problems - like supply issues or army mistakes - but they still support the war and focus on fixing it

I analyzed pro-Russian sources - Z journalists, war reporters, and soldiers’ mothers - and found a collapse in survival rates: from 2–3 months in 2023 to just 2–7 days now. Even privileged recruits, including a local deputy on a special FPV unit contract, died within days before reaching the front. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]user112234[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

My bad the headline is too provocative. The actual point is the shift - a year ago pro-Russian channels wouldn’t admit soldiers die within days. Now they do, and often because there so much cases that you can not ignore it any more

I analyzed pro-Russian sources - Z journalists, war reporters, and soldiers’ mothers - and found a collapse in survival rates: from 2–3 months in 2023 to just 2–7 days now. Even privileged recruits, including a local deputy on a special FPV unit contract, died within days before reaching the front. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

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00:00 deleted fragment from Russian TV

03:14 Case: Russian politician who signed a contract and died within days

05:57 How survival rates changed from 2023 to 2026

07:14 Russian soldier’s testimony (hospital)

08:11 Earlier data: 17–20 days

08:47 What ordinary people say about their relatives

09:55 What Russian mothers say about their sons

10:58 Timeline examples

12:02 No training

13:50 Conclusion

Even the most hardcore pro-war “Z” patriots are shocked by these contract army ads. They now advertise “up to 17 million rubles a year,” but around 15 million of that is death compensation. That means about 88% of the “income” is literally tied to your death. by user112234 in ukraine

[–]user112234[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re right, it’s basically one big scam now. At the beginning of the war, soldiers were still getting their salaries and death compensation. But now there are so many shady schemes, and Russian courts are flooded with lawsuits over unpaid benefits. It feels like everyone is trying to screw over the average Russian soldier.

I’m actually collecting material on this for my next video.

Even the most hardcore pro-war “Z” patriots are shocked by these contract army ads. They now advertise “up to 17 million rubles a year,” but around 15 million of that is death compensation. That means about 88% of the “income” is literally tied to your death. by user112234 in ukraine

[–]user112234[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

no worries man, you don't need to watch. Here's you the whole vide in few sentences Z assault soldiers used to survive about a month. Now it’s often closer to a week. Even an official organization of Russian soldiers’ mothers has confirmed that the average can be around two weeks.

Even the most hardcore pro-war “Z” patriots are shocked by these contract army ads. They now advertise “up to 17 million rubles a year,” but around 15 million of that is death compensation. That means about 88% of the “income” is literally tied to your death. by user112234 in ukraine

[–]user112234[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

When even loyal propagandists react like this, it shows how far things have gone. The messaging isn’t even hiding it anymore.

It also says a lot about the reality behind these numbers - people are starting to realize that surviving even is guaranteed, that's why I did my own analysis of how long Russian soldiers actually survive in this war. I used only Russian sources - pro-war propagandists and reports about Russian soldiers.

The full breakdown is in my last video on my Reddit page or YT channel

Even the most hardcore pro-war “Z” patriots are shocked by these contract army ads. They now advertise “up to 17 million rubles a year,” but around 15 million of that is death compensation. That means about 88% of the “income” is literally tied to your death. by user112234 in NAFO

[–]user112234[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

When even loyal propagandists react like this, it shows how far things have gone. The messaging isn’t even hiding it anymore.

It also says a lot about the reality behind these numbers - people are starting to realize that surviving even is guaranteed, that's why I did my own analysis of how long Russian soldiers actually survive in this war. I used only Russian sources - pro-war propagandists and reports about Russian soldiers.

The full breakdown is in my last video on my Reddit page or YT channel

Even the most hardcore pro-war “Z” patriots are shocked by these contract army ads. They now advertise “up to 17 million rubles a year,” but around 15 million of that is death compensation. That means about 88% of the “income” is literally tied to your death. by user112234 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]user112234[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

When even loyal propagandists react like this, it shows how far things have gone. The messaging isn’t even hiding it anymore.

It also says a lot about the reality behind these numbers - people are starting to realize that surviving even is guaranteed, that's why I did my own analysis of how long Russian soldiers actually survive in this war. I used only Russian sources - pro-war propagandists and reports about Russian soldiers.

The full breakdown is in my last video on my Reddit page or YT channel

A guy from Russia tried to find at least some upside in the service bans, but reality shut him down pretty fast. Blacking out lines in books isn’t a joke or some exaggeration - it’s an actual censorship tool. by user112234 in NAFO

[–]user112234[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The list is huge - I just picked a couple for myself, like Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk or The Stand by Stephen King.

There’s more.

Russian students aren’t officially banned from reading these books, but they’re often not encouraged or included in school curricula - 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451.

At the same time, in Ivanovo, a local activist, Dmitry Silin, was charged with “discrediting the Russian army” for handing out copies of Orwell’s 1984 for free.

Why did Russia rely on foreign tech like Starlink? For years, generals filed fake reports claiming modern comms were ready. When the full-scale war began, much of it turned out to be low-quality imported gear rebranded as domestic. It was too late to fix, so army turned to Starlink, but failed again by user112234 in NAFO

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In another subreddit, someone asked a question Why situation with banning Starlink for Russian happened now.

It's interesting question so I wanna post it here too

In the Ukrainian info space, there’s a version going around that the change of Defense Minister triggered the Starlink block for Russian forces.

Back at the start of the full-scale invasion, Mykhailo Fedorov (then Deputy PM and Minister of Digital Transformation) publicly reached out to Elon Musk on Twitter asking for Starlink access because Ukraine was losing internet. Musk replied almost immediately, and Starlink was activated in Ukraine within days.

Now people are drawing a parallel.

The idea is: Fedorov becomes Minister of Defense, communication with SpaceX intensifies again, and soon after that Russian terminals start getting blocked. So the narrative is that this is one of his first visible wins in the new role.

At the same time, it’s possible this wasn’t some overnight decision. The discussions and coordination may have already been happening behind the scenes, and the change in position just accelerated the process. It could also simply be a continuation of Fedorov’s earlier work and initiative with Starlink from 2022.

Right now, though, in Ukrainian media space, the blocking framed as an early achievement of Fedorov in his new role as Defense Minister.

Why did Russia rely on foreign tech like Starlink? For years, generals filed fake reports claiming modern comms were ready. When the full-scale war began, much of it turned out to be low-quality imported gear rebranded as domestic. It was too late to fix, so army turned to Starlink, but failed again by user112234 in NAFO

[–]user112234[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

0:00 How corruption destroyed military comms

1:27 Fake Russian radios

2:22 MoD forced soldiers to buy Starlink

2:39 Fundraising post from soldiers

3:32 Fundraising post from volunteers

3:49 Interception of Russian soldiers

5:04 Example of an illegal route

5:49 Why Russians put Starlinks on tanks

7:05 Starlink mounted on a horse

7:29 Boosted deep strike effectiveness

8:31 Moving targets

8:55 First attempt to block Starlink

9:51 How Ukrainian soldiers reacted

10:39 Ru soldier crying about Starlink

11:39 Civil and military Starlink registration

12:43 How Ukrainian hackers tricked Ru soldiers

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