[TangoLimaSierra]

They weren’t Russian troops, they were Russians hired as mercenaries.

Nothing more cost effective than hiring a merc who doesn't come back for his pay.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Might be a brilliant move by Putin...send as many Chechens mercs to Allah (Satan) as possible under the auspices of freeing their Muslim Brothers so he won’t deal with their treachery later...