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submitted 8 months ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

Much of the buildup is happening in the Leningrad Military District, which borders Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. As part of a broader plan to increase the Russian army’s size to 1.5 million troops, small brigades stationed there are being expanded into full divisions of around 10,000 soldiers, the report said.

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[-] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Elite usually means middle class and upper middle class in Moscow. That's the bulk of the politically influential people in Russia. Not the rich oligarchs but the important mass that is what Putin is trying to not piss off with a mass draft/mobilization of ethnic Russians who live in Moscow or st Petersburg.

[-] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Ah. But wouldn't they also have enough money to hide their kids in a foreign country as well?

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