haxxiy said: I knew Russia was sending young conscripts as cannon fodder in the eastern front but that much disregard with paratroopers is baffling. |
I don't think Putin has ever been a leader in a war where the other side was actually capable of fighting back. He also didn't serve in the Russian Army. He was a KGB agent, although my understanding is that the KGB was governed under Soviet military law. I wonder what he did during the Soviet invasion of Afghan, which also ended up being a disaster for Russia.