Russian conscripts have been facing appalling abuse at the hands of fellow soldiers according to shocking footage which is circulating online.
The footage was reportedly filmed in Ukraine by Russia’s 104th Airborne Assault Division. Men, reported to conscripts can be seen stripped naked being heckled by a mob of fellow soldiers.
According to Ukrainian commentator Igor Sushko, the conscripts were “thrown into a hole, and ordered to f*** each other.”
He added: “This is what the fascists do to their own.”
The footage has not been verified but reports have repeatedly surfaced of the Russian military abusing conscripted men.
In the past, soldiers in the Russian army have complained about being thrown into pits without food or water for refusing to fight.
According to a video shared on the Telegram channel Layout in April 2023, a soldier named Flarit Baitemirov, was thrown into a three-meter deep pit known as a Zindan.
Other Russian soldiers have described similar mistreatment, including being thrown into trenches and being denied food and water for refusing to fight or drinking excessively.
In a leaked video, a soldier from the 99th Regiment named Pavel Gorelov revealed how he and his colleagues were abused and beaten, with some suffering injuries and wounds on their faces.
The soldiers appeared to be sitting on a muddy pit’s ground, with rain dripping in.
Gorelov can be heard pleading with the prosecutor general for assistance, pushing authorities to take action against the conditions, saying: “We are in the mud, in the rain, we are all wet. My colleagues’ faces were smashed, all we did was drink a little beer.”
He continued: “I’m begging for help from the prosecutor general, you’ve seen these conditions now.”
