When will Russia's women be called up to fight?
That question arises in light of the fact that Ukraine has considerably enhanced its combat power by accepting women into the combat arms.
At present, Russia has a force estimated at less than 100,000 men that is being heavily pressed by Ukraine's 700,000-person army. As it is obvious that Dictator Vladimir Putin and the ultra-nationalists, who dream of the imagined glory days of czarist empire and Soviet hegemony, are unable to accept the fact that they have overreached, it seems more than plausible that the Kremlin will order Russia's daughters, wives and mothers into the combat arms.
Is such an idea beyond credible? Consider that "partial mobilization" came as a complete shock to the Russian public. When someone like Putin is backed into a corner by his own foolhardiness, all bets are off. He will stop at nothing in order to avert personal humiliation. Hence, Russian women should brace themselves for the possibility that it will soon be their turn to become cannon fodder for the meat grinder called east Ukraine.
Some may argue that Putin is a defender of traditional Russian morality and wouldn't make such a move. But how did he say in his speech he was prepared to defend such Russian values? With nuclear weapons! That's not morality; that's madness.
So, again, Russian women should not assume that they won't be called up to face a grim destiny in Ukraine.
That question arises in light of the fact that Ukraine has considerably enhanced its combat power by accepting women into the combat arms.
At present, Russia has a force estimated at less than 100,000 men that is being heavily pressed by Ukraine's 700,000-person army. As it is obvious that Dictator Vladimir Putin and the ultra-nationalists, who dream of the imagined glory days of czarist empire and Soviet hegemony, are unable to accept the fact that they have overreached, it seems more than plausible that the Kremlin will order Russia's daughters, wives and mothers into the combat arms.
Is such an idea beyond credible? Consider that "partial mobilization" came as a complete shock to the Russian public. When someone like Putin is backed into a corner by his own foolhardiness, all bets are off. He will stop at nothing in order to avert personal humiliation. Hence, Russian women should brace themselves for the possibility that it will soon be their turn to become cannon fodder for the meat grinder called east Ukraine.
Some may argue that Putin is a defender of traditional Russian morality and wouldn't make such a move. But how did he say in his speech he was prepared to defend such Russian values? With nuclear weapons! That's not morality; that's madness.
So, again, Russian women should not assume that they won't be called up to face a grim destiny in Ukraine.
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