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Russia is sending 'disposable' soldiers to fight Ukraine high on amphetamines to ensure they 'still run at machine guns,' military expert says (www.businessinsider.com)

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Russia has taken to chemically lowering its soldiers' inhibitions to guarantee these ill-trained civilians and convicts continue to fight no matter the odds in the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a UK defense think tank.

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[+] lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago

Here's the actual report.

"The foremost weakness across Russian infantry units is low morale, which leads to poor unit cohesion and inter-unit cooperation."

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