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The wife of a Russian soldier complains that they've received absolutely no money. (streamable.com)
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Translation by me.

Original: https://files.catbox.moe/pgjksx.mp4

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[-] danhakimi@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago

well, it's not incoherent to give a volunteer supplies, or even a basic stipend to cover supplies... If the 200,000 she mentioned was rubles, that's not even $2,200, that's not a soldier's pay, that's a small stipend—especially if they don't give you a uniform or even fucking feed you.

[-] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 8 points 8 months ago

This feels so 1700s. Like the revolutionary war where the volunteers just kind of showed up with whatever they had.

[-] danhakimi@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

This feels so 1700s. Like the revolutionary war where the volunteers just kind of showed up with whatever they had.

well... uh, they weren't all volunteers.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

In this context, volunteer means signed up voluntarily, rather than drafted. They're still paid.

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