They are KGB.It still could be part of their genial plan to take over world,or at least Europe.So, we've got Vlad the Clueless going full on Gowron (yes, that's a DS9 reference), and Ukraine likely ending up with more equipment and supplies than they did when the war started because Russia is basically giving it to them through retreats, routs, and incompetence.
And no,it is not joke.KGB do not care about how many slaves die,so they could made such plans.