Unfortunately it's the gas what bothers those in power not the people.
But the good thing is that russian people seem to go there mostly not for money. And I know some people here who offer a room for refugees for free (they even give them some money for food).
What about regular soldiers besides the link i provided above, there a lot of blood chilling stories even in Ukrainian press. Even brainwashed ukrainins understand now that they are just a cannon fodder for KievWhen in reality regular soldiers for the most part want nothing to do with it
And I wander who was that idiot to send a big cargo plane without any tactical assistance to an airport surrounded by enemy?