Russian Scouts during training op...via English Russia...

Note:  I think the biggest unseen change in infantry tactics is the desire in some parts to take prisoners.  During my years, we were drilled to "keep a tidy" battlefield.  I won't go into details.  Today it seems like a premium is put on taking prisoners.  The logistics of doing so must be almost unbearable...but the Russians are on the bandwagon...see the entire photo spread here.