That's true, Soviet military textbooks clearly state the defensive combat to be a primary kind of it, and Soviet military training devoted about 2x more time an

That's true, Soviet military textbooks clearly state the defensive combat to be a primary kind of it, and Soviet military training devoted about 2x more time and resources to prepare for defensive vs offensive action. This should come logical since Soviet presence in the outside world was far outstretched, going deep into the countries with no cultural or historical ties with them and they knew it was hard to sustain. Probably changed today.