I sat and read this story several times (came up around noon), and it came from the British Daily Mail. BS-factor? I'd give it a '6', but it might be partially true.
So the story goes....Russian commander Colonel Yuri Medvedev was in charge of a tank unit.
In the past two weeks or so....his unit had 'lost' half it's manpower. We aren't told they are dead, captured, or just escaped. There's no way to prove that part of the story.
He was in the midst of some 'pep-talk' and some Army guy decided enough, and took a tank....driving it over the commander. What is written is the commander is alive but has serious leg injuries.
The Russian government? They've awarded the Commander some kind of medal for 'courage'. He's apparently resting up in a hospital in Belarus.
If this were 'true'? Well.....it's an example of how you could 'drive' a bunch of guys for several weeks, with no rest....continual combat, and expect them not to react in a harsh manner.
The tank guy? No one says much. I might think he's dead at this point.
Here's the problem....if any of this was true....it'll get out and you might see a dozen commanders a week....'whacked'. We aren't talking Captains or Majors....but real commanding officers.
At that point (if true), the Putin-war is doomed.
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