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Military commanders face dismissal for failing to stop brawl
Published: 13 August, 2010, 17:52
Edited: 14 August, 2010, 11:09
TAGS: Conflict, Military, Russia
Two Russian military commanders may lose their jobs for failing to quickly stop a massive brawl among soldiers.
The incident happened last month and mobile phone footage of it was posted on the internet.
The brutal brawl took place at the military academy just outside Moscow. It lasted for about a half an hour. At least 20 students were involved in this incident.
Aleksandr Selivanov from Moscow State Mining University thinks Russia's army could benefit from team-building exercises.
“What should be suggested here is a set of special measures and a kind of team building and building of the understanding among soldiers – the sense that they are part of the united army – of the Russian army,” he stressed.
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Congratulations! The best way to hear glasnost is to admit disciplinary silence.
This was most likely a fight between Russians and soldiers of other ethnicities. These inter-ethnic fights are quite common in the Russian society (e.g. in metro stations, bazaars, etc.) and as well as in the military - though not on such a public venue. No such fights have ever taken place in the Estonian military where Estonian and Russian boys serve side by side with mutual respect and camaraderie.
When will Russia finally end this hooliganism in armed forces ranks. They better save their energy for their real enemies such as NATO which would like to do to Russia what they did to the former federal republic of Yugoslavia, once proud and independent nation now under NATO domination and devastation.