A Russian medic has revealed shocking details of the horrifying treatment of soldiers by their brutal commanders, as well as the extensive corruption permeating Putin’s army. After signing a contract to serve in Putin’s army in June 2023, the female doctor said she was assigned to the 19th Tank Regiment.
The unit was led at the time by Evgeniy Borisovich Ladnov – who earned the dubious nickname of “butcher commander”. The medic alleged a corrupt scheme run by officers to rake in the cash at the expense of wounded and killed soldiers. She claimed “soldiers were simply sold, like football players were sold, for slaughter…”.
Soldiers listed as killed were transferred to another list for those missing-in-action, according to the medic, to prevent compensation money being paid to their relatives.
They then divided the salaries of the so-called missing-in-action among themselves, she claimed.
She continued: “In addition to this, they did not take the wounded from the battlefield.
“They rotted and died there, in order not to pay [compensation] for the wounds. Again, for the wounded guys, they listed them as missing in action.
“And the money was distributed between the commander, between Ladnov and, again, his henchmen.”
The medic detailed how the commander and his henchmen would simply kill soldiers they disliked or had a grudge against.
“They simply disposed of … unwanted servicemen. They threw grenades in the dugout.
“The regiment commander shot them with his own hands. His henchmen shot them.”
The cruel commander was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in November 2024.
The medic decided to desert her unit and is currently on a Russian military wanted list.
She said she would rather die than be captured and returned to her unit, saying: ” I will find a Kalashnikov and a neighbour and put a bullet between my eyes.”
