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It has long been rumored that Russia is executing its own soldiers; deserters and those disobeying orders.

A young soldier, who identifies himself with full name, military number tag, and location at the frontline, now tells the barbaric story from the trench on the battlefield.

“…the situation is difficult. My own people want to nullify me, to shoot me,” he tells.

The 5 minutes long video-recording aimed for his girlfriend was first posted on Telegram and later spread across social media this weekend. The Barents Observer is not identifying the soldier or his fellow colleague now fighting in the front line of Russia’s battlefield in occupied Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What's going to happen to the commanders once they go back to civilian life? Either after the war, or after retiring from the military later?

Russian citizens will know the commanders executed fellow countrymen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's been a thing since they had official Tsars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What has happened in the past?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

1547-1917: Nothing much. That's the point of a Tsardom.

1917: Big mad (also other things)

1918: Actually we're going to do it too. Kind of have to honestly.

1919-1990: Nothing much. That's the point of a dictatorship of the proletariat?

1991: Big collapse.

1992-2024: Nothing much. That's the point of a ~~Tsardom~~ federal republic?

I'm sure you can find individuals that people took revenge on, but on the whole? Not a lot.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Shit the guy just signed his death warrant

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

It was signed when he stepped into Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In 2014, the Brigade’s soldiers and armored vehicles took part in the Russian invasion to Donbas and where are the time stationed near Luhansk airport.

Can't get decent copy-editing anymore. Pretty sure autocorrect screwed up what was to say and were at the time….

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Downsized, getting paid peanuts, and being overworked.