tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post3957741615154250876..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Senor Russian Military Adviser Killed In SyriaWar News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-29335753583579396752017-04-20T22:04:15.158-04:002017-04-20T22:04:15.158-04:00A major is not senior military officer.
Although ...A major is not senior military officer.<br /><br />Although an officer is not the same as a military advisor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745261961793742823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-77170203657942107202017-04-20T17:25:11.842-04:002017-04-20T17:25:11.842-04:00The Soviet's "hid" casualties in the...The Soviet's "hid" casualties in the Afghan War,<br /><br />The Russians "hid" casualties in the First Chechen War,<br /><br />and the Second Chechen War, ( many under the guise of "Contractors")<br /><br />The Russian's did not hide casualties during the Georgian War, because with a much more "modern and professional" military, they did not have to.<br /><br />In Crimea and the Ukraine, lurid tales of the Russian's hiding their casualties became common again, ( mobile crematoriums and tales of convoys of freezer trucks), but I doubt it.<br /><br />They probably obscured some as training accidents, but I doubt the Ukrainian claims of tens of thousands KIA.<br /><br />I doubt the claims of Russia hiding casualties in Syria, because their role and task in Syria ensures they will be "light", like NATO/US casualties in Iraq and Syria in the anti-ISIS operations.<br /><br />But the claim of massive hidden casualties in Syria will always have some "stick", because of Soviet/Russian past history.<br /><br />Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.com