Russian soldiers' anger rises over unpaid wages in Ukraine conflict

Russian soldiers are beginning to rebel. Some have not received payments for participating in the war against Ukraine. For now, they blame Russia's Ministry of Defense for "complaining" to Vladimir Putin. "My patriotism is starting to run out, Vladimir Vladimirovich!" says one of the servicemen.

Many Russian soldiers went to fight in Ukraine for financial reasons. According to available recordings online, a significant portion did not receive the promised payments. The atmosphere in the invading army is clearly starting to tense up.

This is confirmed by the words of a Russian soldier who "complains" about the actions of Russia's National Defense Ministry. The man outright says that "his patriotism is starting to run out."

Why is the soldier fighting for the invader dissatisfied? Because as a conscript, he received less money than soldiers who enlisted in the army in St. Petersburg.

In a recording shared online, we hear a plea to Vladimir Putin to help him recover the funds. He claims that "his patriotism is starting to run out."

My patriotism is starting to run out, Vladimir Vladimirovich! Where is my money? - asks the dissatisfied Russian.

But that's not all. In the recording, the man also complains that he very rarely sees his family. He claims that his little daughter increasingly doesn't recognize her father. He is frustrated that he "doesn't know when he'll be home from the special military operation" (as Russian propaganda calls the war with Ukraine).

This is another example of Russian soldiers' numerous dissatisfactions with the war. The video’s protagonist's complaints were aptly commented on by blogger and former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko.

Russians should have thought about this earlier - wrote the Ukrainian columnist on X.