Russian defector says training consisted of being given a weapon, a target and 5,000 bullets. Going to the front line left many broken.

Dec 14 2022 by Business Insider

 
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A Russian defector said his unit was given "no actual training" before being sent to Ukraine. Nikita Chibrin told CNN that training was just being given a weapon, a target, and 5,000 bullets. He said some soldiers bragged that they would be great in Ukraine but were broken by the fighting.

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