Almost sounds as if they do not trust Russian troops to shoot Ukrainians...
“Almost sounds as if they do not trust Russian troops to shoot Ukrainians..”
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They are both brothers...Slavish people.
Or keep the lists of Russian troops killed or wounded to a minimum to cut down on adverse public reaction at home.
The Syrians, or rather Syrian Baathist leadership owes Putin for his support during the Syrian civil war. Payback time.
Putin may care about Russian casualty numbers …
Syrians, not so much.
Why not use a bunch of Arab Fighters as Cannon Fodder since Putin and no one else really cares whether they live or die