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30 Russian conscripts surrendered in the Kursk region. (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Since conscripts, I hear, are slightly higher on the socioeconomic scale, I begin to suspect this is part of the rationale for invading; higher value POWs, and greater political leverage.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

I saw a post today that Russia has initiated a request for a prisoner exchange for the first time in the war so you may be right.