Long tradition.If i remember correctly,they lost one mountain dyvision when they used it in failed attempt to retake Crimea.Unbelievable - doing the same shit, i.e. using - and wasting - trained sailors as PBI.
For some reason repeating 1854 - when there actualy was rationale for it - has become a staple of Russian military SMO.
A SNCO from an aviation ASW unit doing groundpounder stuff?
WTF?
What next? Boomer crews diverted into driving IFVs - or leading bayonet charges?
Problem is,they used it as landing from sea...
Well,maybe it have sense.It was well trained mountain troops,if they wait in reserve they could start thinking.
Main reason why soviet troops do not mass mutined,except german stupidity - soviets killed them before they remain on front too long.