“Actually, we’ll find out if Russia is ready for a rerun of the casualties they suffered in Chechnya. x10.”
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I don’t know if anyone told you, but the Chechens in Ukraine all seem to be fighting for the rebellion.
Not a surprise. The Brits overran the Gurkha and the Sikh empires. After defeating them, they recruited vast numbers into Gurkha and Sikh units for their colonial armies, and both distinguished themselves in battle on the Western Front during WWI. Similarly, the Russians recruited heavily among the Cossacks after defeating them. Probably figured that idle hands are the Devil's workshop.