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The Kyiv Independent criticized Musk’s statement in which he expressed sympathy for Russian military conscription as distorted, pointing out that the majority of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine volunteered for money, and asserted that the motivation and morality of the Russian and Ukrainian armies are not equivalent.
ukraine The media “Kyiv Independent” published an analysis report on the 26th, refuting the world’s richest man and the founder of SpaceXmusk A few days ago a social platform posted a message saying that we should be sympatheticRussia Soldiers in Ukraine say they are children forced to fight. The Independent said that most Russian soldiers who went to Ukraine to fight received huge sums of money and signed up to join the army voluntarily.
Musk wrote in a post on the 25th: “We should have some sympathy for those poor Russian soldiers. Those kids have no choice but to fight and then die from drone strikes.”
Shortly before Musk made the above comments, there was an incident where their SpaceX-owned Starlink satellite communications limited the Ukrainian military’s speed, affecting the execution of Ukrainian military drones and other missions.
The Kyiv Independent said that for anyone who has been concerned about and understands Ukraine’s struggle for survival for many years, Musk’s words were “completely morally bankrupt”.
The Independent highlighted that the misconception that “Russian troops went to Ukraine to fight against their will” is reaching the ears of the most powerful people in the United States, including Musk and US President Trump. Trump has repeatedly expressed regret over the deaths of soldiers and youth from both sides in the war. However, the important fact is that “the majority of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine did so willingly, not because of value beliefs, but because of real money.”
Katerina Stepanenko, a Russian researcher at the Institute for the Study of War, said, “Many people believe that Russians were forced to join the war. In fact, the Kremlin is afraid to mobilize its own people.” In contrast, Russian President Vladimir Putin relies on providing massive amounts of money, housing subsidies, car purchase discounts and other benefits to motivate people to voluntarily sign up to join the military. A large number of people are still willing to join the army. According to estimates released by NATO 8, monthly recruitment could reach 40,000 people.
Independent Russian military analyst Pavel Luzin said that the two armies of Ukraine and Russia could not be morally equivalent. On the Russian side, most soldiers took part in the war voluntarily because of the economic or psychological benefits; On the Ukrainian side, they fought for their independence. The purpose of both is completely different.
Experts say Russia actually operates two armies, one with conscription and the other with contract recruitment. The conscription army is a standing force that guards the Russian mainland, and conscription soldiers are not allowed to be sent to fight abroad according to the law.
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He expressed on social platforms that he should sympathize with those Russian-appointed soldiers, believing that these youth have no choice but to go to the battlefield and may ultimately die in drone strikes.
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The newspaper reported that most Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine were not forced, but rather voluntarily signed up to join the army for higher pay, housing subsidies and other benefits.
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Experts believe that the Russian army is motivated mostly by economic interests, while the Ukrainian army fights for independence and survival. Furthermore, Russia has two military systems, compulsory service and contract troops, which are different in nature.
