Russian troops were seen tied to trees and beaten by angry commanders as punishment for being drunk on the front lines of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, new footage has revealed.
Images posted online showed troops tied to trees in an undisclosed forest near the front.
A foul-mouthed officer scolds soldiers for getting drunk on duty, a major problem in Putin’s ranks.
He shouted: ‘What the fuck were you doing?’
He told one: “I think you’re fucking lost.”
The officer then asked another: “Are you drunk too?”
Russian troops have been seen tied to trees and beaten by angry commanders as punishment for being drunk on the front lines of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Images posted online showed troops tied to trees in an undisclosed forest near the front.
He then orders a subordinate to beat up the supposedly drunken soldiers.
‘Kashira, punch this one twice in the face, and this one too… the next one…’
Russian troops sent to Putin’s meat war have reportedly turned to vodka and drugs at the front.
Alcohol abuse among Russian soldiers has led to indiscipline, reduced operational readiness and incidents of violence and accidents, according to anecdotal evidence.
Last year, the UK Ministry of Defence said Russia was facing an “extremely high” number of “alcohol-related incidents, crimes and deaths”.
He added that excessive alcohol consumption at the front was “tacitly accepted” by the Russian top brass, even during combat operations.
There have been reports that Russian troops sent to Putin’s meat war have turned to vodka and drugs at the front.
Alcohol abuse among Russian soldiers has led to indiscipline, reduced operational readiness and incidents of violence and accidents.
There have been fights between soldiers, desertions and insubordination, with complaints of lack of combat readiness.
Bullying – dededovshchina – is also endemic in Putin’s military machine, which has failed to modernise like most Western armies.
It involves hazing, physical abuse and psychological torment of young soldiers by their superiors.
Dedovshchina is so severe that the father of a Russian conscript said in 2019 that the practice led his son to massacre eight fellow soldiers at a Siberian army base.
Ramil Shamsutdinov shot and killed two officers and six soldiers with his service weapon at a military base in Russia’s Transbaikal region in October 2019.
Local media reported at the time that the attacker was aiming for the heads of his victims during his killing spree.
Shamsutdinov’s father told Russian media: “What could have led him to this? It’s immediately clear: hazing, persistent bullying over a long period of time. That’s what led him to this situation.
