The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to 20 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two of the republic’s most important cities.

  • RubberDuck
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    25 months ago

    Yes, the Soviet union collapsed under a lot of internal pressure and strive. And when the Soviet army was overextended and the government could no longer control their Empire. Losing in Afghanistan showed internal forces that the bear was not unbeatable.

    I think it is safe to say that the Russian empire is getting more than a bloody nose in Ukraine.

    So in this case there will be plenty of parties that have a bone to pick with the Russian empire and see the Russian army is … well … Busy.