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Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities by ethbr1 on Friday February 16, 2024 @08:40AM (#39396840)
> [artillery shells] which for some reason has become the main tool

Because Soviet (and ex-Soviet) armies were heavily built around massive numbers of lower-trained conscripts.

It's difficult to conduct maneuver warfare without highly trained troops.

It's a lot easier to throw a lot of artillery at the problem.

Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities by xeonmc on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:00AM (#39397091)
> Conscript reporting. Da!