A very insightful piece about the role of violence in the shaping of Russian soldiers' identities by my friend and colleague @atolvin.bsky.social

"Indeed, violence becomes a building block of soldiers’ identities, expectations, and self-expression. "

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/09/russia-soldiers-ukraine-war-crimes-meatgrinder-human-waves-brutal-violence-protest/