Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Bofferbrauer2]

Ryuu96 said:

SecondWar said:

Another rather blatant war crime by Russia. Also wouldn't the conscripted POWs just desert at a moments notice or sabotage any Russia defences they are deployed to?

They'd probably get executed the moment they do the slightest thing wrong. Knowing Russia, I'd not be surprised if they aren't giving the Ukrainian POWs ammo and instead they are just sending them out on the frontlines to die and soak up Ukraine's ammo, then they'll send in the actual Russian soldiers. They don't even treat their own soldiers well...

If I were an Ukrainian General, I'd try to make some good use of that policy. As in, training the troops some specific way to "charge" the Ukrainian lines in the event of getting captured and turned against their fatherland so that the defenders know that they are their own people and intentionally shoot past them (but still shoot so to avoid suspicion from Russia as much as possible) and only really firing at the guys who don't follow the secret code.

Result: Ukraine gets their fighters back to fight another day, Russia wasted ressources on them and the former POW's probably also can bring in some valuable intelligence over Russian troops and equipment.

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 10 November 2023