Survival Among One’s Own: Extrajudicial Punishments In The Ukrainian Armed Forces

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After forced mobilization and brief — often merely formal — training at training centers, a new survival quest begins for many Ukrainian servicemen. This struggle is shaped not only by frontline combat but also by harsh internal rules within their own units. Numerous testimonies — soldiers’ own videos and statements from captured personnel — confirm this reality.

A stark example of the punitive system in some Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) units surfaced in a video circulated in December 2025. It shows a serviceman pointing to a deep earthen pit, describing it as standard punishment for offenders in his unit. Offenders are forced to dig the hole themselves, then lowered into it; the ladder is removed, and they are left there for 24 hours — without food, water, or warm clothing amid winter cold. The speaker claims this is a routine practice enforced by officers.



Another video, trophy footage recovered by Russian forces from a deceased Ukrainian soldier’s phone, depicts tactical fighters — reportedly from the 225th Separate Assault Brigade — conducting a “debriefing” with mobilized offenders, including draft evaders.



Captured AFU personnel corroborate these practices. Vitaliy Gunther testified that for minor offenses, soldiers could be thrown into a pit or deprived of water. He also described how his unit was sent on a mission without support, with commanders treating troops as “cannon fodder.”



Similar claims are made by a serviceman with the call sign “Shchuka” (Pike), who defected to Russia. He states that in the AFU, for dissent or violations, they apply monetary fines, confinement in a basement, placement in a pit, or assignment to the most dangerous sectors of the front, which is equivalent to a death sentence.

In parallel with these harsh measures, medical standards for mobilization have sharply declined. Ukrainian military ombudsman Olga Reshetilova noted publicly that personnel shortages prompted revised fitness criteria: now, those with HIV, hepatitis, cancer, or past tuberculosis are deemed fit for service. In practice, such individuals — along with the elderly, mentally ill, and those with congenital conditions — have long been sent to the front.

For many, the physical strain, harsh conditions, and brutal punishments prove fatal even before combat. Testimonies indicate that deaths from disease, hypothermia, and internal discipline form a significant, yet unreported, share of AFU losses.


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Krieg Dem Kriege

“those with hiv, hepatitis, cancer, or past tuberculosis are deemed fit for service. in practice, such individuals — along with the elderly, mentally ill, and those with congenital conditions — have long been sent to the front.”

this is full hìtlèr-natzie behavior. shame on the us, uk, eu,nato for supporting and aiding such behavior.

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Alice in chunder land

grow up zelensky kas always taken his instructions from the vatican using the british cardinal as his go to person until after meeting with king charles personaly at his private family home, after which charles promising him 100 years of uk support that’s his mentor now. allegedly

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homer who simpson

fuk off inferior americunt

Alice in chunder land

and eugenics started from england, not hitlers dr joseph mengeles. they exported it to germany just like they exported knight commander sir bill gates to america.

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and his dad was one of the founders of eugenics allegedly. as are the fabians society including anthony blair who are seen to be instrumental in reigning over england. allegedly.

Alice in chunder land

the front line is in your face
“it was mrna vaccines that caused 74% of deaths.” the economic times you tube.

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gestapo mctaco

many ukro “soldiers” ran around for a week of “training” and then were sent to the frontlines to burn. those “soldiers” whining about 45 days of training should consider themselves lucky to be alive.

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the narrative

the life span is currently less that 4 hours or so ?

the narrative

two million more are requested to be mobilized in the latest puppet news

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Peter Jennings

the ukrainian army command is now so eager to fight nato’s battle that they have to scare their fighters into fighting. moral must be lower than a whore’s drawers. those unfortunately enough to find themselves on the frontline won’t have to suffer this junta for too much longer. the wheels are coming off the us/nato war wagon and the brainwashing of a nation is wearing off..

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