Yes! So glad you made the comparison because I kept thinking of WWII parallels here - only this time, the Russians aren't fighting Nazis, they ARE the Nazis! Alas, their tactics are just as wasteful as they were during Barbarossa, throwing barely-trained soldiers at the enemy in the hopes that terrorizing them alone will force them to achieve victory. It's a uniquely Stalinesque mental deficiency, which makes sense since Putin idolizes that feeble POS.