Why Is the Russian Army So Cruel? (Part I)

It comes down to three “P’s”

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Since the war in Ukraine began, those lacking on-the-ground experience in the countries of the former Soviet Union have been shocked by the brutality of the Russian army. Murder, rape, violence visited upon children, these and other crimes have all been documented by United Nations inspectors in more than two dozen once occupied towns and…