Unwise to underestimate the woebegone Russian bear

Presidents Vladimir Putin and 

Donald Trump look woebegone. Two dejected men wondering what went wrong. One is a spent force, the other might well be heading in a similar direction. But never underestimate the firepower of the Russian Army. They lost at least 20 million in World War II. 

Between four and five million Ukrainians fought in the Red Army. Close to 410, 000 were awarded medals for bravery and 961 became heroes of the Soviet Union.

Among the first victorious troops to arrive in Berlin in 1945 were Ukrainians under the command of Andrey Ivanovich Yeremenko, who was born in Kharkiv in Ukraine. Yeremenko also played a vital role in the Battle of Stalingrad.