Ironic, yes, but not unexpected.
I have pointed out regularly, how the Russians have learned from and adapted tactics used by the West in Serbia, Kosovo, Georgia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Syria.
Too bad this stuff was good, ethical, moral and proper when used by the US, UN, NATO, the EU NWO, IMF Socialists, and went bad when the Russians started to use it.
The Russians didn’t have to learn squat. They’ve been doing this for decades. No need for excuses.