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7/ It is highly dangerous, as the weight of the earth can cause suffocation and organ damage. There have been persistent reports of Russian soldiers dying under torture, likely from episodes such as this. /end
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НЕ ЖДИ хорошие новости
‼️"Закопали в яму за отказ идти умирать на боевой задаче, за просто тупую задачу, где можно было умереть, посадили в яму"
Военнослужащий, проходящий службу в 1 роте 1 батальона 108-го гвардейского д...
t.me
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
7/ It is highly dangerous, as the weight of the earth can cause suffocation and organ damage. There have been persistent reports of Russian soldiers dying under torture, likely from episodes such as this. /end
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6/ Burying soldiers neck-deep is a punishment, or more accurately torture, which has been filmed before. The Russians call it a "tight pit" (as opposed to a regular pit, an open-air hole in the ground covered by a grating where men are held for days).
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
6/ Burying soldiers neck-deep is a punishment, or more accurately torture, which has been filmed before. The Russians call it a "tight pit" (as opposed to a regular pit, an open-air hole in the ground covered by a grating where men are held for days).
5/ He also claims that the officers run an extortion racket within the unit, collecting collecting money through the card of a certain Alexander, call sign "Thunder."
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
5/ He also claims that the officers run an extortion racket within the unit, collecting collecting money through the card of a certain Alexander, call sign "Thunder."
4/ He names his commanders: the battalion commander, call sign "Lotus," the deputy battalion commander, call sign "Clover," the company commander ("Butcher"), and his deputy ("Poet").
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
4/ He names his commanders: the battalion commander, call sign "Lotus," the deputy battalion commander, call sign "Clover," the company commander ("Butcher"), and his deputy ("Poet").
3/ The man is reported to be from the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 108th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment (military unit 42091). He says that he had to refuse to go on a combat mission because of fragmentation injuries to his back.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
3/ The man is reported to be from the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 108th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment (military unit 42091). He says that he had to refuse to go on a combat mission because of fragmentation injuries to his back.
2/ The man complains: "They buried me in a pit for refusing to go and die on a combat mission, for a simple, stupid task where I could have died, they put me in a pit."
His cap reads: "To be a soldier means to live forever."
His cap reads: "To be a soldier means to live forever."
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2/ The man complains: "They buried me in a pit for refusing to go and die on a combat mission, for a simple, stupid task where I could have died, they put me in a pit."
His cap reads: "To be a soldier means to live forever."
His cap reads: "To be a soldier means to live forever."
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
15/ "What is this about throwing a spanner in the works for us, the military, during a difficult time of year for logistics? Sabotage or stupidity, the consequences of which are equal in effect to sabotage?" /end
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
15/ "What is this about throwing a spanner in the works for us, the military, during a difficult time of year for logistics? Sabotage or stupidity, the consequences of which are equal in effect to sabotage?" /end
14/ The autumn rains mean that unpaved roads in Ukraine are currently a morass of mud and water, making transport difficult. 'Vault' asks: "So how can we NOT drive on asphalt now, the only way to deliver people and cargo quickly without the risk of getting stuck?"
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
14/ The autumn rains mean that unpaved roads in Ukraine are currently a morass of mud and water, making transport difficult. 'Vault' asks: "So how can we NOT drive on asphalt now, the only way to deliver people and cargo quickly without the risk of getting stuck?"
13/ "Are we fighting or just wanking? Fine, peacetime regime in Great Russia, including the security forces. But let's at least not fuck ourselves over in the Special Military Operation zone until a peace agreement is reached?"
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
13/ "Are we fighting or just wanking? Fine, peacetime regime in Great Russia, including the security forces. But let's at least not fuck ourselves over in the Special Military Operation zone until a peace agreement is reached?"
12/ "The military authorities are also good—instead of advising their colleagues not to waste their time with stupid questions, they saluted... And now vehicles with military licence plates are being harassed at checkpoints in this area for the cleanliness of their tires...
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
12/ "The military authorities are also good—instead of advising their colleagues not to waste their time with stupid questions, they saluted... And now vehicles with military licence plates are being harassed at checkpoints in this area for the cleanliness of their tires...
11/ 'Vault' assigns blame to the local administration of the Markovsky District, which he says "complained to the military authorities that military vehicles were 'driving with dirty tires.'"
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
11/ 'Vault' assigns blame to the local administration of the Markovsky District, which he says "complained to the military authorities that military vehicles were 'driving with dirty tires.'"
10/ "The story is broadcast over the soldier's radio, but pay attention to it, and bring your documents, uniform, clean shaven face, and haircut—just in case."
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
10/ "The story is broadcast over the soldier's radio, but pay attention to it, and bring your documents, uniform, clean shaven face, and haircut—just in case."
9/ "If the driver or passenger is intoxicated, or if the driver or passenger does not have a warrant for movement, the culprit is arrested and bused to the same assault squad.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
9/ "If the driver or passenger is intoxicated, or if the driver or passenger does not have a warrant for movement, the culprit is arrested and bused to the same assault squad.
8/ "- And so on.
For these shortcomings, they threaten to send you to an assault detachment of one of the regiments, which is apparently working in an active direction.
For these shortcomings, they threaten to send you to an assault detachment of one of the regiments, which is apparently working in an active direction.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
8/ "- And so on.
For these shortcomings, they threaten to send you to an assault detachment of one of the regiments, which is apparently working in an active direction.
For these shortcomings, they threaten to send you to an assault detachment of one of the regiments, which is apparently working in an active direction.
7/ "- Uniform inappropriate for the season (winter green should be worn).
- The military ID does not have the stamps on the rank, contract, or weapon.
- Wearing unofficial chevrons.
- Traveling to the store ("The army gave you everything, are you starving or something?").
- The military ID does not have the stamps on the rank, contract, or weapon.
- Wearing unofficial chevrons.
- Traveling to the store ("The army gave you everything, are you starving or something?").
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
7/ "- Uniform inappropriate for the season (winter green should be worn).
- The military ID does not have the stamps on the rank, contract, or weapon.
- Wearing unofficial chevrons.
- Traveling to the store ("The army gave you everything, are you starving or something?").
- The military ID does not have the stamps on the rank, contract, or weapon.
- Wearing unofficial chevrons.
- Traveling to the store ("The army gave you everything, are you starving or something?").
6/ "- The stamp on the chief of staff's signature on the order ("BRke") is incorrectly placed. Correct: to the left of the signature, with the edge of the stamp circle "grazing" the signature. Incorrect: the signature is covered by the eagle in the very centre of the circle.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
6/ "- The stamp on the chief of staff's signature on the order ("BRke") is incorrectly placed. Correct: to the left of the signature, with the edge of the stamp circle "grazing" the signature. Incorrect: the signature is covered by the eagle in the very centre of the circle.
5/ "We are currently in the middle of a busification [forced recruitment] operation: the district military police are setting up ambushes in various unexpected places, judging by eyewitness accounts, digging into various shortcomings. Examples of shortcomings:
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
5/ "We are currently in the middle of a busification [forced recruitment] operation: the district military police are setting up ambushes in various unexpected places, judging by eyewitness accounts, digging into various shortcomings. Examples of shortcomings:
4/ "Be careful, comrades of the Special Military Operation, if you travel along the roads of the northern [Luhansk People's Republic]."
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
4/ "Be careful, comrades of the Special Military Operation, if you travel along the roads of the northern [Luhansk People's Republic]."
3/ A fresh wave of shakedowns has been reported from the Russian rear areas in Ukraine, with soldiers being detained and sent to their likely deaths in stormtrooper squads as punishment for petty offences. 'Vault No. 8', a serving soldier and warblogger, reports:
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
3/ A fresh wave of shakedowns has been reported from the Russian rear areas in Ukraine, with soldiers being detained and sent to their likely deaths in stormtrooper squads as punishment for petty offences. 'Vault No. 8', a serving soldier and warblogger, reports:
2/ The military police have been the subject of complaints for years due to their rampant corruption, violent treatment of soldiers and generally obstructive attitudes.
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1/ Russian soldiers and volunteers bringing 'humanitarian aid' are being systematically robbed at military checkpoints, according to Russian warbloggers. The culprits are the infamously corrupt military police (VP), who confiscate equipment for their own use or to resell. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
2/ The military police have been the subject of complaints for years due to their rampant corruption, violent treatment of soldiers and generally obstructive attitudes.
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The amount of video game LARPing by both sides is off the scale. Case in point: bsky.app/profile/russ...
Amulets in the form of 'purity seals' consecrated in the main military church of the Russian Federation. The purity seal is a type of amulet 'borrowed' from the Warhammer 40,000 military board game. risu.ua/en/amulets--...
Amulets in the form of 'purity seals' consecrated in the main military church of the Russian Federation - RISU
The purity seal is a type of amulet 'borrowed' from the Warhammer 40,000 military board game. - RISU
risu.ua
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The amount of video game LARPing by both sides is off the scale. Case in point: bsky.app/profile/russ...
Update here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Update here: bsky.app/profile/did:...