There is an another story in which a Russian commander had to lend satellite from a journalist to coordinate his attacks.I think Russians are nuts.
This is what I heard from one of the guys, who has served in the Russian army. An entire Russian tank division got lost in Georgian during the Russia-Georgian conflict.
Reason: The tank commander was using Apple iphone as GPS!! I do not know the truth behind the story but it rings alarm-bells.
But no reason to call them nuts. They are still good soldiers but lack in some modern technology.