Most of the heinous things you hear about the Russian military is actually to deflect the criticism from Ukrainian side for doing these things. There is no evidence of using criminals by the Russian military. Ukraine, to the contrary, released thousands of rapists and murderers and gave them arms. They are largely responsible for the atrocities in the Kiev area, the media attributes to the Russians.
“responsible for the atrocities in the Kiev area,”
Can you, or anyone else on any forum, prove to me that there was any ethnic war with no atrocities?
You cant. And nor can anyone else.
I seem to remember one particularly one where it was extremely nasty...you know, the one where Hilliary Klintoon was shot at and and in extreme danger.