Russian soldiers have told the BBC they witnessed fellow troops executed at point-blank range by commanders for refusing orders to join high-risk assaults in Ukraine.

Russian soldiers have told the BBC they witnessed fellow troops executed at point-blank range by commanders for refusing orders to join high-risk assaults in Ukraine.

🔥 Accounts describe a 'meat grinder' tactic, where waves of soldiers are sent forward with minimal weapons to exhaust Ukrainian defenses, as shared in the BBC documentary 'The Zero Line: Inside Russia's War'.

⚰️ One soldier, Ilya, saw four comrades shot after fleeing the front line and listed 79 mobilized men, with only himself surviving.

📢 The soldiers urge President Putin to investigate these brutality claims, highlighting videos of grieving families.

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