The 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

The 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