Why did Russian Soldiers Install Paper Tubes and Pink Stripes on AK

📃 In some pictures of Russian soldiers taken during the Chechen war, you can see two strange things on their AKs. Their AK-74 and AKM stocks are wrapped in a strange pink band, and there are strange tubes on the barrels that are half-cardboard and half-metal. Why do Russian soldiers do this? Patreon:   / casper_arms   ➖➖➖➖➖➖ #ak #russianarmy #spetsnaz #kalashnikov #specialforces #sovietarmy #tourniquet