In the middle of a month long war I find it odd that the Russians would rush to inform the families of the dead soldiers, and further, tell them to not talk about it to anyone, which they did ( how many did?). How many families have access to reporters or media to tell of the death of the soldier knowing full well they were ordered to not tell. A Russian soldier is killed, identified, his squad leader is notified, he then notifies his higher up of the death, then that guy notifies someone who registers the names of the dead soldier, then someone is sent out to notify the family.So many hoops to go through and in one month, pretty darn efficient.