New footage ‘shows Russian soldiers stripped, tied up and beaten for filing complaint against their commander’
New footage appears to show two Russian soldiers being brutally beaten by their commanding officer for filing a complaint against their commander, Moskayev. The graphic video, which has not yet been verified, shows the soldiers stripped naked except for their underwear, with their hands tied over their heads, as they are repeatedly struck with a stick.
According to Ukrainian military commentator Yuriy Butusov, the Russian soldiers 'flatly refused to participate in suicidal assaults and to die for Putin's agenda'. The officer in the video rants that the soldiers aimed to complain about their frontline treatment to Commander Moskayev. The commander's tirade against the soldiers suggests that they are being punished for their refusal to participate in the war efforts. Russian commanders are known to use physical abuse to enforce discipline on the frontline, where tens of thousands die each month in the war against Ukraine.
The incident is not an isolated case of abuse by Russian commanders. In May, a disturbing video showed a soldier wrapped in cling film, suspended from a tree and beaten by his commander. The footage, shared on a Telegram channel, appears to show the serviceman hanging upside down in a forest while a commander repeatedly slaps him across the face. The Ukrainian military has been targeting Russia's shadow fleet in an attempt to hit the Kremlin's coffers and disrupt their supply lines. The attacks have caused massive damage to Putin's ability to supply the annexed tourist region Crimea.
The latest strikes came as the country marked Ukrainian Statehood Day, honouring the country's more than 1,000-year state tradition, countering Putin's claims that Ukraine is part of Russia. Ukraine has been fighting its enemy's shadow fleet, taking out 19 Russian tankers last night. For the past ten days, Vladimir Putin's fuel carriers have been obliterated in the Azov Sea. The change of tack caught Russian forces by surprise, using sea drones to strike 17 oil tankers and two gas tankers among the toll of 19.
The Ukrainian military's campaign against Russia's shadow fleet has been gaining momentum in recent weeks. A day earlier, Ukraine destroyed 205ft-long Izumrud – an FSB security service patrol ship in the Black Sea. Putin's forces responded to the humiliating decimation of his fleet with massive strikes on port facilities in Ukraine. At least three were killed in Odesa in missile and drone attacks. The Russian defence ministry said it had targeted the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, striking fuel storage tanks and drone production facilities. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia shows no signs of abating, and the international community will be watching with interest to see how the situation develops in the coming weeks.
Source: Daily Mail
