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Phage0070 t1_j6feux7 wrote

Reply to comment by Temporary-Priority13 in Amid Worries Over Russian Forces In Belarus, Former Security Officer Says Belarusian Conscripts Won't Fight by -Fuck-You-Charles-

> Russia has something like 1.3 million active personnel with 500k in Ukraine currently so they would have the military manpower to deal with a power struggle Belarus

It is important to realize that not everyone in the military is a grunt with a rifle. There is a bunch of supporting apparatus behind the front line military troops so you can't just say "1.3 million - 500k = plenty left to suppress a rebellion". You aren't going to send the logistics department to go fight rebels.

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bunkkin t1_j6gokfk wrote

>You aren't going to send the logistics department to go fight rebels.

Russia: "you know what? we just might"

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Reddvox t1_j6i936n wrote

Russia: "A logistics department? What would they do?"

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