Russian commanders discipline drunk soldiers tied to trees
A video is circulating online showing Russian soldiers being tied to trees with tape and beaten by their commanders. It was intended as a punishment for drunkenness.
Videos posted online show soldiers tied to trees in an unknown forest near the front lines in Ukraine. The video shows an officer scolding soldiers for getting drunk while on duty, which is a serious problem within Putin's ranks.
"What [...] were you doing?" can be heard at one point. "Are you drunk too?" Then the officer gives an order demanding the subordinates be struck. "Give that oneone-twonches in the face, that one too, and the next one," we hear.
According to unconfirmed data, alcohol abuse by Russian soldiers leads to a lack of discipline, reduced operational readiness, acts of violence, and accidents.
The issue of discipline among units fighting in Ukraine was also pointed out by the British Ministry of Defence, which mentioned this fact in its daily report on the frontline situation, recalls the newspaper "Daily Mail".
Russia brings reinforcements to the front
At the same time, Moscow plans to increase the number of troops involved in the fighting in Ukraine. "We anticipate that by the end of the year, Russia will increase its forces in Ukraine from 600,000 to 800,000 soldiers," Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Gen. Ivan Havryluk warned on Monday.
According to Havryluk, Russia is consistently expanding its military presence in the occupied territories of Ukraine. At the beginning of 2024, it numbered 440,000 soldiers; currently, it is about 600,000, and by the end of the year, it is expected to grow to 800,000, the government representative warned.
The Ministry of Defence in Kyiv predicts that the number of people slated for mobilization in Ukraine will soon reach 1 million. "Now their number is about 930,000, and in a week it will exceed a million," Havryluk reported.
In his opinion, the current level of mobilization does not yet meet the army's needs.
"A mobilized person is not yet a soldier because it will take three to six months for them to become one," the deputy minister emphasized.
