Dead soldiers

I have often discussed the difference between democratic countries and countries led by dictators and recent news about Ukraine has presented one difference that was new to me. When American soldiers are killed in battle, all presidents have faced the sad situation at Dover Air base where the bodies draped with US flags are unloaded. Russia, where the government controls the press, does not put up with that. They take mobile crematoriums onto the battle field and burn up the dead bodies of fallen soldiers so they don't have to face the people back home.