Maybe they can trade solid chunks of fuel for some of those tasty Russian MREs on the black market. I heard due to corruption they don’t get any, so there must be lots

I mean, it wouldn’t be that surprising, there’s a long history of soldiers of all nations misusing rocket fuel. The original V-2s at one point had to have a laxative mixed into their 75% ethanol fuel to stop the technicians drinking it.

To teach people to think critically of what they read online, I guess. This comm is much more open to news from more international sources, which is a good thing, but I think that level of flexibility also forces the mods to allow some propaganda through on all sides. I respect it.

The article says the source has been in the USA for 8 years so even ignoring the fact he has an incentive to lie, given he now works for the US, this is at best a decade old as news.