A gaggle of Russian troopers combating within the Kursk course surrendered to Ukrainian paratroopers as a result of "abuse in items is worse than captivity," Ukraine's Airborne Assault Forces stated in a video posted on social media on Could 31.
"Of their items on the territory of the Russian Federation, they had been subjected to inhumane remedy, psychological stress and threats," the submit reads.
Russia's abuse of its personal troopers has been effectively documented all through the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
An investigation by the Insider final July reported that Russia makes use of a scientific program of "gulag-style" abuse directed at its troopers in Ukraine with a view to "keep order" and punish perceived offenders.
In accordance with the Insider, the patterns of abuse of Russian troopers in Ukraine "borrow closely from Soviet labor camp traditions."
Russian items have employed "punishment squads" that search out troopers who’re abusing alcohol, refuse orders, or are merely disliked, after which topic them to a wide range of abuse, together with beatings and "confinement pits."
A report in International Coverage in 2023 detailed a decades-long system of "sadistic hazing" within the Russian military that included one soldier who needed to have his legs and genitals amputated after he was pressured to squat within the snow for a number of hours.
The video launched by Ukraine's Airborne Assault Forces reveals no less than eight Russian troopers interviewed at an undisclosed location.
One describes being despatched to the entrance lower than a month in the past and being "blown up instantly," leaving simply two males alive in his unit. One other stated his unit was left to dig trenches and fend for themselves once they had been noticed by a Ukrainian drone and "after that every little thing fell aside."
"The prisoners had been supplied with the mandatory medical and psychological help," the army stated.
Intercepted calls launched by Ukraine's army intelligence (HUR) recommend quite a few abuses by Russian commanders towards their very own troops, together with one incident the place one misplaced his mood and ordered his troopers to shoot at their very own comrades in a neighbouring unit.
"F**ok the fifty fifth (an adjoining Russian unit), shoot them, that’s the battalion commander’s order, shoot them," a Russian commander will be heard saying in an audio revealed by HUR on April 5.
The unidentified Russian commander seems pissed off on the adjoining Russian unit for not correctly following an order and revealing their positions to Ukrainian troops.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn't independently confirm the authenticity of the audio revealed by HUR.
The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk
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