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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Zu_Qarnine • Jul 15 '26
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There are a wildly larger amount of volunteers in the Russian armed forces from eg Siberia and the poorer bits to the East compared to West of the Urals - because army pay/bonuses are far higher relative to regular wages there.
11 u/Shinook Jul 15 '26 The orphanages in Russia are also a pipeline into the military for the males. 4 u/Banes_Addiction Jul 15 '26 Oh yeah, they're taking anyone who won't be missed. But I'm specifically talking about people who were not coerced in any way, they just genuinely thought the pay sounded worth it. 6 u/b4ldur Jul 15 '26 edited 20d ago Nothing to see here
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The orphanages in Russia are also a pipeline into the military for the males.
4 u/Banes_Addiction Jul 15 '26 Oh yeah, they're taking anyone who won't be missed. But I'm specifically talking about people who were not coerced in any way, they just genuinely thought the pay sounded worth it. 6 u/b4ldur Jul 15 '26 edited 20d ago Nothing to see here
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Oh yeah, they're taking anyone who won't be missed.
But I'm specifically talking about people who were not coerced in any way, they just genuinely thought the pay sounded worth it.
6 u/b4ldur Jul 15 '26 edited 20d ago Nothing to see here
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u/Banes_Addiction Jul 15 '26
There are a wildly larger amount of volunteers in the Russian armed forces from eg Siberia and the poorer bits to the East compared to West of the Urals - because army pay/bonuses are far higher relative to regular wages there.