• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    Thanks. That makes sense.

    When you say donations, do you mean financial donations from common people? Like the Russian military is basically a charity?

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      4 days ago

      Yes, although the donations are usually rather material than financial. In the Russians military the soldiers must buy the bulk of their own ammo with their own money, and most of the food, vehicles and fuel come from private donors.

      You put it well: it’s basically a charity.

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        3 days ago

        It’s not charity Russia is being back armies that had soliders that could afford to go to war like knights. Chivalry is alive and well in Russia /s.