Did anyone happen to save that memo that Putin sent to his generals at the beginning of the war? The one that was basically claiming it to be a holy war?
yeah this is secondhand from the original but it is good enough to dig on, thanks!
Found it
"Кодекс Чести русского офицера"
also known as
"Code of Honor of a Russian officer"
https://soldatru.ru/art/art/art59.php