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2023-11-25 11:22:00 UTC - HELPFUL
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This statement is incorrect. Russian commanders have shown repeated disregard for the wellbeing of their own troops, from lack of appropriate rations and clothing during the opening phases of the war, through to tactics employed on the battlefield. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-disregards-losses-presses-ukraines-avdiivka-2023-10-25/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/26/russia-executing-its-own-soldiers-who-disobey-orders-in-ukraine-white-house-alleges/amp/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/06/ukraine-callous-disregard-for-human-life-of-russian-forces-response-to-kakhovkha-dam-destruction-compounded-by-its-disastrous-effects-upstream/ https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/the-army-has-nothing-new-russian-conscripts-bemoan-lack-of-supplies https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-military-gear-insufficient-harsh-winters-leads-soldiers-dying-hypothermia.amp https://inews.co.uk/news/ukraine-russian-troops-low-morale-military-weakness-hinder-putin-invasion-1494160
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