Different society, different values. Don't assume yours are the only ones that exist. Nor that they are the best.
Nah, just thinking how they Russian vets think about conflicts is a lot different. A bit of culture shock is all.
I like russia, am learning a bit about their language, but for now, I am fluent in cyka blyat mudak dermovoi xD
Well, in western news the second Georgia war went something like they tried to minimize casualties but it didn't work out so the Russian armed forces just wiped out the resistance with heavy artillery strikes.
genuinely curious