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It's also compounded by the fact that some of them may not even know what Chernobyl is due to state propaganda erasing the dark parts of their history https://
by trinovantes 5y ago
It's also compounded by the fact that some of them may not even know what Chernobyl is due to state propaganda erasing the dark parts of their history
https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/31/chernobyl-withdrawn-russian-troops-suffering-radiation-poisoning-16377485/ https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/31/chernobyl-withdrawn-russian-t...
> Another said a soldier sent to work alongside them in the facility ‘did not have a clue’ about the notorious explosion at the plant, one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters.
> He said: ‘When they were asked if they knew about the 1986 catastrophe, the explosion of the fourth block (of the Chernobyl plant), they did not have a clue.
> ‘They had no idea what kind of a facility they were at. We talked to regular soldiers. All we heard from them was, “It’s critically important infrastructure”. That was it.’
- quantified 5y agoGlasnost is gone. Unlike lots of history, this bit has a monument that isn’t disappearing. It can spread and get bigger, though.
- trhway 5y agoThe senior officers who ordered/planned do know it. It illustrates one of the main point of Russian army - nobody cares about the soldiers' health and lives. A Russian officer losing a tank or a drone would get a new one teared. Losing a half of your platoon/battalion may even get you a medal. To the comment below: "cohesion and morale" isn't exactly how Russian army works. I can only suggest talking over a beer with a closest Russian you may have around who has served :) Btw, just saw a video which, while a different situation, in its abnormality reaches the levels of the original post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_J7c6dLHM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_J7c6dLHM
- quantified 5y agoThis must translate to some difference in cohesion and morale when the crap hits the spinner.