[Flavius]

There were piles of them in the depot over there,' said a sergeant name Oleg, pointing with his thumb to a plume of smoke rising from behind a hill. 'The Georgians just ran, they didn't even take their (expletive deleted) stuff with them.'

[Psycho_Bunny]

I have nothing printable to say about this article.

[Farmer Dean]

A T-62 tank in front line service in 2008.Who would have thought...

[skeeter]

accusing the Russians of violating ceasefire terms (almost certainly) and systematically looting the Georgian countryside (of which independent observers have found little evidence.)

An odd assertion in a story entitled "Russian Army Love its NATO Loot.

[MinorityRepublican]

bttt

[VeniVidiVici]

Yup. Just looting the abandoned depot.

[Dumpster Baby]

Some of that loot is worth dragging home. :o)

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...well, looting is, after all, what the Soviet army does best...

[MarMema]

the 58th Army's non-commissioned officers - veterans of Chechnya with at least a couple of years of service and sometimes more - got first pick

That's what I thought, cause these Russians have picked up some chechen tricks of the trade.

[Blood of Tyrants]

'A real NATO-standard bayonet!'

Big deal. The government sells them surplus in lots by the hundreds. Usually for about $1.50 each.

[McGruff]

'Check out this war trophy,' a T-62 tank commander named Viktor proudly pointed out to a Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa reporter. 'A real NATO-standard bayonet!'

Takes real courage to call a ceasefire and then not keep your word. Scum of the earth these Russians have shown themselves to be.