Russian soldiers are allegedly being thrown into holes as punishment

The UK Ministry of Defense stated online: ‘In recent months, Russian commanders have likely started punishing breaches in discipline by detaining the offending troops in “Zindans” which are improvised cells consisting of holes in the ground covered with a metal grille. Multiple recent reports from Russian personnel give similar accounts of being placed in Zindans for misdemeanors including drunkenness and attempting to terminate their contracts. In the early months of the war, many Russian commanders took a relatively light touch in enforcing discipline, allowing those who refused to soldier to quietly return home. Since Autumn 2022, there have been multiple increasingly draconian initiatives to improve discipline in the force, especially since Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov assumed command of the operation in January 2023.’ Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12030641/Russian-soldiers-thrown-holes-ground-punishment-refusing-obey-orders.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop?ito=msngallery

Halyna, a building resident, said she and her husband were covered in glass by the blast. They saw flames outside their window and scrambled out, but first Halyna checked whether her friend in a neighboring apartment was OK. ‘I was calling, calling her (on the phone), but she didn’t pick up. I even rang the doorbell, but still no answer,’ she told The Associated Press. She used the spare keys from her friend’s apartment and went inside to check on her. She found her lying dead on her apartment floor. Halyna refused to provide her last name out of security concerns. Another resident Serhii Lubivskyi said he was woken at 4:30am by the explosion. He ran to the front door but couldn’t open it. His bathroom and kitchen were in tatters, dishes and doors smashed. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12030641/Russian-soldiers-thrown-holes-ground-punishment-refusing-obey-orders.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop?ito=msngallery

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