Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders' orders
Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
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"I remember one of them screaming 'Don't shoot, I'll do anything!' but he [the commander] zeroed them anyway."
— Ilya , Other
"The saddest thing is that I knew them. I remember one of them screaming 'Don't shoot, I'll do anything!' but he [the commander] zeroed them anyway."
— Ilya , Other
"The saddest thing is that I knew them. I remember one of them screaming 'Don't shoot, I'll do anything!' but he [the commander] zeroed them anyway."
— Ilya , Other
"I was watching them and thinking, 'How did I end up here?' I was so scared."
— Ilya , Other
"'Don't shoot, I'll do anything.'"
— Ilya , Other
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Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
Four Russian soldiers describe witnessing comrades being executed by commanders for refusing orders during the Ukraine war.
Four Russian soldiers describe witnessing comrades being executed by commanders for refusing orders during the Ukraine war.
Four Russian soldiers recount witnessing comrades being executed by commanders for refusing orders during the Ukraine war.
Four Russian soldiers recount witnessing comrades being executed by commanders for refusing orders during the Ukraine war.
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