One captured Russian soldier says he worries about what will happen if he is returned to Russia in a prisoner swap. “If I have the opportunity, I’ll refuse to be exchanged." Another fighter reported that a doctor declared him unfit for combat after he was wounded in March, but his commander ordered him back to the front.
I legit started studying social psychology to understand this and similar phenomena. It’s going slow but I hope to have a working understanding Ina few years.