.19-year-old Russian conscript Artem Antonov was fired and also eliminated through his commander after apparently refusing to authorize a military agreement to combat in Kursk Oblast, the Russian individual outlet IStories stated on Dec. 6. The case happened on Oct 21 at the “Ilyinsky” training school of the 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade, where the leader fired in to the positions of soldiers, striking Antonov in the head.Antonov’s relatives state he encountered repeated torment and also mistreat, featuring whippings with iron poles, for rejecting to sign the contract.Before his fatality, Antonov shared information of the misuse in an exclusive social networks team, which was actually removed shortly after he died.
When the family members got his body, they found out not merely a gunshot cut but likewise a number of contusions, proposing further persecution. The abuse of Russian soldiers by their commanders and fellow troops because the start of the full-blown war in Ukraine has been actually earlier documented. Troubles with army hazing as well as mistreatment of staffs by their superiors date back to the Soviet age as well as were additionally largely reported in Russia’s battles in Chechnya.Russia has released nearly 60,000 soldiers to Kursk Oblast, media reportsNearly 60,000 Russian military workers are actually currently based in Russiau00e2 $ s Kursk Oblast, Suspilne stated on Nov.
22, mentioning its secret resource in the General Personnel of Ukraineu00e2 $ s Armed Forces.