Russian Army Decimated While Waiting For Commander’s Speech
One hell of a lecture
They stood in line for hours. The frontline was only 15 kilometers away. The soldiers could practically smell the Ukrainians.
Eager to get into the thick of it, they had assembled in a grassy field early in the morning. This was the day when they were going to show their worth. They were the shining stars of the Russian 20th Combined Arms Army, a proud unit with operational history in WW2, East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Before they could enter into battle though, their commander had to speak to them. And it took Major General Akhmedov hours to get in front of his troops. The Russian soldiers grew restless and impatient; their eagerness almost got the better of them. But as Akhmedov took his time to appear, the Combined Arms Army soldiers remained perfectly lined up.
For Ukrainian artillery, that is.
The Shield of Moscow
The 20th Guards Combined Arms Army is a unit with a rich Russian history. The first attempt to assemble it was made at Stalingrad in 1942, during one of the turning points of World War II. Faced with the Wehrmacht onslaught, it proved difficult at first to get the unit off the ground.
