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If only they weren't there to begin with...
But that's not the philosophical, or maybe quintessential, question you're asking. It's merely a solution.
The foot soldiers generally don't want to be there. Russia has to use blocking troops to keep them on the front line. You retreat, you get shot by your own guys.