As with American soldiers, parents of soldiers can send their sons warm clothes and such.
Did we hear of American parents whining over the conditions their sons were experiencing? We didn’t. US parents understood it was a war and sent what they could, to shore up the lack of what theirs sons got from the US.
“shore up the lack of what theirs sons got from the U.S.”
Significant difference: Russian soldiers have little training, poor uniforms, useless weapons and ABSENT commanders.
Russian soldiers experience theft, negligence, leaving the…soldiers to their fate that can “go unpunished and hidden from the people due to the fact that now it is simply forbidden by law to [discuss] them.”
The Russians treat their troops as cannon fodder.
"Ivan, pick up that rifle from the dead comrade next to you. Now you have to run up the hill and take out the machine gun nest manned by Ukranians. If not, our trusted Chechens will shoot you in the back for failing to do your duty to the motherland."