I am sure most of Putin's soldiers would rather go to the parade. Despite some spontaneous combustions all over Russia, seem far safer than getting near a 155mm howitzer.
Did someone mention Wali, the sniper:
https://youtu.be/6uCLYAXuQPo?t=12 "I would be more afraid of a number of NATO soldiers than the equivalent Russian soldiers". Translation: Putin is sending Tactical Cannon Fodder to the front.
This is more or less what captured Russian soldiers were reporting. They all have 1 experienced soldier in a group per 5-10 rookies. Many of these rookies had only basic training. One group of POWs consisted of teachers whose principal told them they have to enlist for military training or get fired, so they went for 2 week training course and ended up in Ukraine.
You can see how they are running like headless chickens under fire. Artillery hits so they run towards a bunker, the artillery hits near the bunker, they all run out towards nearby bushes. Nobody knows what to do, they leave the wounded behind, get drunk. There's even a video showing them try to run in a civilian Lada car and a drone drops a grenade on their heads.
https://mobile.twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1520080492992897024Congratulations to whoever piloted this. You sir have a superb aim.
No wonder they can't defend themselves if they're drunk or high most of the time, and when they are not they're hungry and cold.
Eating military rations and drinking vodka for a month can burn a hole in your stomach.
I think the lack of training is probably on both sides. But Russian side appears to be less experienced.
Despite all of that, Russians are making some critical advances in the Donbas, stalling and retreating in other areas.
Their strategy is 'v pieriod, blyat' ('forward bitch') no matter the consequences. Eventually, they will run out of resources.
This guy provides an objective view of the situation.