"Soldiers’ concerns primarily focus on very high casualty rates, poor leadership, pay problems, lack of equipment and ammunition, and lack of clarity about the war’s objectives, " the statement added.In one example of many, a video taken by disgruntled conscripts in October saw a group of masked Russian invaders directing their qualms toward Russian military leaders in Moscow.In the rare display of defiance, punishable under Russia’s oppressive laws, the widely circulated clip showed the group complaining about being given poor quality equipment and receiving no pay – complaints echoed by other Russians recently conscripted to the front lines in Ukraine.Amid growing public unrest over Moscow’s mandatory military service push, the Kremlin has denied it plans to increase the period of conscription from six months to a year.In a video posted on Telegram, that has since been deleted, Russian Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Fotin, military commissar for the towns of Taldom, Dubna and Dmitrov in Moscow Region, alleged that an extension of the conscription period would come into effect in 2023."