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Well, isn't that a bummer?......................Returning Veterans of War in Ukraine Greater Threat to Russia Than Afgantsy Ever Were
Executive Summary: Russian veterans returning from Ukraine have caused violent crime rates to skyrocket even more dramatically than veterans of the Afghan and Chechen wars. The Kremlin’s own policies of recruiting soldiers along ethnic lines and leniently handling veterans who do commit crimes...jamestown.org
Agreed. Thank goodness His Majesty's Canadians have arrived.... and let others pay the downstream cost of unpreparedness ...
According to this ammunition production is factored in: "Concerning the 155mm shells used by the Caesars, Sébastien Lecornu indicated that France would be able to provide 3,000 per month to the Ukrainian army from the end of January, compared to 2,000 per month currently and only 1,000 per month at the start of the war. "Hope the AFU has ammo for it.
Putting our views as to the conflict to one side for a moment, fair full marks must go to the co pilot. Dead pilot, himself wounded and a badly damaged aircraft.