Russia may be using Commissar 'execution squads' again - report
It seems Putin does not believe in his own army and resorts to using "execution squads" to prevent Russian soldiers from deserting.
The Soviet leadership with (standing at left) Central Committee secretary Andrei Zhdanov. (Leader Joseph Stalin is standing second from right.)(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: