On the subject of horde targets, I'm not altogether happy with the result of that code in the game. It is entirely possible to get lucky, as the Russians, and have the horde invade Mesopotamia instead and ignore the steppes altogether. The result doesn't satisfy my historical accuracy tendencies.

The fact that the horde targets Smolensk and Kiev is a real polonium enema for the Russkies (and the Poles?)

Scully: We had this wacky nun in Catholic school—Sister Callahan—we used to call her Sister Spooky because she would tell us scary stories all the time.
Mulder: Twisted sister. My kind of nun.
Scully: Well she would hold up an old piece of wood with a rusty nail in it, and she would say, "This is an actual piece of the cross that Christ's wrist was nailed to." Or she'd show us a vial of red liquid and say that it was John the Baptist's blood or something.
Mulder: She'd be in prison today. You realize that.