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The army commanders of the Cossacks dreamed of war and glory. But the dream became a nightmare with a lightning-fast end.

Here the Ataman Vladimir Turanov prepares to invade Ukraine.

He is the leader of a Cossack association in Udmurtija.

Cossacks are fighting on both sides of the war in Ukraine. Ataman Turanov points to the front, where he and the Cossack department Don are heading.

How did it go when the Atamans – the Cossack army commanders – went to war for Putin?

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They claim to be the descendants of an ancient, warlike culture.

The Atamans are the top military leaders of the Russian “Cossack armies”. In April, they went to war. Full of ultrapatriotism. In traditional sheepskin hats, with freshly cut Cossack hair weave. And preferably with a trimmed beard or mustache.

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