I read in the WaPo some of the dead Russians were booby trapped with explosives.
Remember when this started Putin wouldn't even allow the word 'war' to be used, now he demands boys & men to fight his WAR,
He has lost more soldiers in these months than were lost in the 10 years in Afghanistan.
The war began in December 1979, and lasted until February 1989. About 15,000 Soviet soldiers were killed, and about 35,000 were wounded.