Russia’s Army Starts To Crack

Modernizing an old theme of 20th century military history, Ukraine has inaugurated a toll-free surrender line for Russian soldiers and units.

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Ukrainian servicemen stand atop a destroyed Russian tank in a retaken area near the border with Russia in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. ( AP/Leo Correa

Helped along by Hollywood and the press, many Westerners have come to see the Russian fighting man as a superman. Russia’s historical record, though, is not always so heroic. In World War 1, 3.3 million Czarist Russian soldiers raised their hands and surrendered. In World War II, 5.7 million Red Army soldiers surrendered. 

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