Broadly speaking, many of them went in with the tacit assumption that the propaganda was all true (Russians ‘astounded’ by paved roads, constantly deserting, poorly equipped, etc), then when they actually started fighting they realized
A. That was horseshit (obviously) and
B. What happens when they’re on the side that doesn’t have air and armor superiority
There was a big post back when it started by some American pmc clown that posted about how his ‘barracks’ got bombed and how a ton of them were dead
I remember the chud barracks incident, but it’s hard to dig up actual links from so long ago. search being slopping piles of manure doesn’t help.
I think this is the guy, although the account is long deleted. he had Medic or something in his username He was going by u/spindokto and made a few posts over the Reddit Brigade saga
https://old.reddit.com/r/volunteersForUkraine/comments/tdmxqs/proof_for_everyone_in_denial/
(new and improved link; you lose all the dumbass reddit comments, but you can look at the pics he posted and his profile using waybackmachine link)
This was the 3rd or 4th post IIRC, directly after the Foreign Legion barracks got Iskander’d (or was it Kinzhal’d? I don’t remember) and he was telling people to stay the fuck away because these weren’t “a bunch of insurgents with AKs and Toyotas”
E) and for future reference, sometimes it’s easier to search here for reddit posts as they get submitted to dunktank or whatever. That’s how I got here, searching Hexbear comments for “Reddit Brigade” to find relevant thread, then look for reddit links in those threads.
E2) IIRC the next parts of his saga were admitting on reddit he and some other guys were going to disguise themselves as red cross to sneak out of the country. I don’t think anyone here ever really kept tabs on them after that. Haven’t been able to track down newer posts so far but I’m also losing interest so )
The reddit volunteers that got blown up were just random idiots with no experience I believe. Whereas the ex military and mercenaries who realized they were too weak were smart enough to go back home to their comfortable lives after the first bomb dropped
A real Reddit post from 2022
I want to fight for Ukraine. I have no military background and some live firearm experience. I do have over 100 hours of airsoft milsim experience though. It’s the closest thing to actual war. I’m familiar with military lingo and protocols (not sure if applicable cause I’m fighting for a foreign country). Knowledge on how to operate a variety of weaponry. I use high-end airsoft guns which are 1:1 or almost identical to the real thing. I did many roles in the milsim from combat medic to Forward observers and operated in a two-man sniper team.
I have my own gear (cammies, plate-carrier, plates, medkit, supplies). I have money for the trip and money for basic necessities. I will not leech off the UAF I will have my own stuff except a gun and ammunition.
I know basic Russian words, but will still need assistance or translation for any complex movements or tactical battle plans.
Its so funny that some angloid (i presume) thinks his rudimentary Russian skills will be useful to a bunch of people who have intermingled with Russia for centuries.
I have no military background and some live firearm experience. I do have over 100 hours of airsoft milsim experience though. It’s the closest thing to actual war.
This is basically how Taiwan is training their civilian militias lol. The term “reddit island” now makes more sense
