Brutal punishments are being meted out to Russian soldiers no longer willing to fight for Putin

CNN ^ | Mon July 28, 2025 | Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak

[Governor Dinwiddie]

How unusual! Soldiers who refuse to obey orders are punished. What's the world coming to.

[airplaneguy]

weird right? questioning the practice of being sent to a meat grinder for some dictator. can’t imagine why people are upset.

[PGR88]

According to CNN, they are “possibly white” Russians.

[mbrfl]

Tying deserters to trees so that they can be shot by the enemy IS unusual, at least in this day and age. In the U.S., we put our deserters in jail and try them for desertion.

[MinorityRepublican]

It’s still 19th Century in Russia.

[Fai Mao]

Similar consequences for that behavior in many armies

[foundedonpurpose]

Ukrainian projection much? This isn’t even good propaganda. To many reporters on the ground recording actual life from the Russian side. Ukraine in the meantime is now conscripting 60+ year old men and all available women. So where are the brave journalists from the Ukrainian side, outside of dead?

[mbrfl]

Apparently so.

[Midwesterner53]

You have no idea what you are talking about. Try watching the video of a Russian soldiers being dragged behind a vehicle with his hands tied, other middle ages types of torture and come with that idiotic statement you made here. Civilization is not something you care about apparently in your lavish love for Putin and his tactics.

[DIRTYSECRET]

They haven’t heard of fragging?

[Uncle Miltie]

They seem like nice people.

[Midwesterner53]

Any other excuses you want to make for Putin and his psychopathic soldiers?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What happens to Ukraine conscripts who refuse to fight for the goblohomo male prostitute?

Asking for a friend.

[DUMBGRUNT]

Putin says 5 out of 6 scientists say Russian Roulette is safe. It’s the windows you have to worry about.

[Montana_Sam]

In other words, Putin is the stone-cold, murderous dictator Zelenskyy is practicing to be. A pox on both of them.

[Williams]

Do you think we tie our soldiers to a tree for the enemy to kill?

Really?

[Williams]

Why don’t you find out, you seem more interested in distracting from this story.

[Williams]

Wrong. Ukraine is making it possible for older people to volunteer.

It’s Russia that conscripts kids.

[Apparatchik]

They’re currently slammed on the troll farm, so I’ll answer it:

They put them in jail, like any civilized country and unlike your bloodthirsty orcs.

And the hypocritical lefties like you scream that it is inhumane to do even that, while turning a blind eye to torture and murder.

Ukraine army discipline crackdown sparks fear and fury on the front

Ukraine's deserters returning to the front