Russian soldier kills commander amid claims of brutal conditions on Zaporizhzhia front

The Atesh partisan movement reported the information.

According to soldiers in the invading Russian forces, the service conditions on the Zaporizhzhia front are intolerable — they are subjected to constant torture and intimidation, with their mobile phones being confiscated. Commanders demand bribes and in some cases simply seize the salary cards of rank-and-file soldiers.

One such incident occurred on January 14 in Russia's 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade near the settlement of Huliaipole, in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. A mechanic-driver used a 5.45mm Kalashnikov rifle to wound a sergeant and shoot the commander of his grenade launcher platoon section.

Currently, the military command is attempting to impose new restrictions on personal weapon control due to this incident.

• The Atesh partisan movement also conducted reconnaissance of the location of Russian boats in temporarily occupied Crimea. Russia plans to deploy them to the Kherson front.