Footage emerges of Russian troops refusing to be sent to the frontline in Ukraine as they fear 'certain death'
Footage has emerged of mobilised Russian troops refusing to fight on the frontline in Ukraine as they declare they face "certain death" and would rather be thrown in jail."We are sent to certain death," one of the troops says in the clip. It demonstrates how news of the bloodshed that has devastated bothand Ukrainian forces in Putin's disastrous invasion has got around despite the Kremlin's best attempts at censorship.
And the vicious fighting has left Russian soldiers fearful that they would not survive a deployment to the frontline, as Putin tries to throw in more and more men to their deaths in a bid to claim any territory he can. "Have you seen that pool of blood? He wouldn't go into assault… and instead pulled the trigger. Is it normal?"Russia was expected to mount a large offensive heading into the spring, and some analysts believe this has been under way for weeks.Ukrainians characterised some of the attacks in the Bakhmut area as suicidal.
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