I have several contacts in Russia, they tell me they have all volunteered to fight for Russia in Ukraine. They were turned away and told they were only taking trained and experienced reserves at this point. The Russians are very patriotic and know the difference between propaganda and facts. I wish that were true on FR.
American military recruiting video.
(Guess what demo is totally missing. No wonder we are missing all our recruitment goals by far.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIYGFSONKbk&ab_channel=GoArmy
Russian recruiting video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su00rJ5kqCw&t=3s&ab_channel=MilitaryReport
Seriously? You have personally got "several" of such contacts?