[phoe-krk]

> Knowing how the Russians operate, they might decide to take the money back in skin.

>They do tend to be pretty vindictive.

I don't think it's any more risky for the Ukrainian military. They've already collectively been on Russia's wanted list for years and it's not like the country might get invaded by the Russian army any harder since it would have already happened long ago.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Good point. I was thinking of the individuals, as opposed to the institutions. The big guys will be protected, but the delivery people and analysts won’t be, on the Russian side, and the lower-level folks on the Ukrainian side could be selected for extra attention.