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I seem to remember Russia lost 12000(?) troops in Afghanistan and contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union. Putin faced protests over the loss of the Kursk. The Russian army is throwing injured and crippled soldiers into meat wave attacks. Putin really has cowed the Russian populace.
 
 
Thanks to your mention of Afghanistan, I remembered a topic mostly ignored in Russian-language publications about that war: the ethnic composition of the losses.
Russian Wiki states the totals without going deep into details. Total: 15,051, including 14,427 in the Army. Not including POWs, MIAs and those who died in the hospitals in the USSR.

Потери в Афганской войне (1979—1989) — Википедия

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Ukrainian Wiki provides more details, such as ethnicity. The top five are Russians 6,888, Ukrainians 2,378, Uzbeks 1,066, Belarusians 723, and Tatars 442.

Втрати в Афганській війні (1979—1989) — Вікіпедія

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Of 5 Soviet generals who died in Afghanistan, 2 were Russians, 1 Ukrainian, 1 Belarusian, 1 Buryat-Polish (his mother was a descendant of Poles exiled in Siberia).
 

North Korea Hid Rocket Launchers In Civilian Box Trucks. Now The Incognito Launchers Are Rolling Into Battle Against Ukraine.

Expect Ukrainian drones and artillery to target the trucks as they move into position.
www.forbes.com

Artillery Rocket Launcher Disguised As Civilian Truck May Have Just Appeared In Russia

A multiple launch rocket system concealed inside a civilian truck appears to be the latest example of North Korean weaponry arriving in Russia. A multiple launch rocket system concealed inside a civilian truck appears to be the latest example of North Korean military aid arriving in Russia.
www.twz.com
 
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