Red Dawn : "May I speak at you for a minute two?" same as the "Die Yankee Die!"guy?

"May I speak at you for a minute two?" same as the "Die Yankee Die!"guy?

I've always wondered about this but not been sure. Is that the same actor / character playing the young beret-wearing Russian soldier soliciting Jennifer Grey right before the explosion, (asking "what's happening here" when the tank starts moving its turret around) the same as the Spetsnaz commando that they capture and briefly interrogate?

If so, that's a tremendous coincidence on their behalf, especially as I was under the impression that William Smith was brought in as a Spetsnaz commander to deal with the teens long after that scene. It does represent an interesting side character arc though too.
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