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.
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.
That’s been a thing since they had official Tsars.
What has happened in the past?
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
Tsardomfederal republic?I’m sure you can find individuals that people took revenge on, but on the whole? Not a lot.