Russian sergeant shoots six fellow soldiers as they sleep: Hunted by Russian forces

The suspected killer is said to have used an AK-12 assault rifle with a silencer when he attacked.

Russian forces are now searching several of Russia’s border regions of Rostov, Belgorod and Voronezh, writes The Sun.

Among those killed is also the suspect’s commander.

May be on its way to Ukraine

According to the Russian media, there are fears that the 57-year-old is trying to flee to Ukraine and surrender there.

The sergeant must have a previous criminal conviction.

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The 57-year-old is said to have belonged to the artillery battalion of the 10th tank regiment which was stationed in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region.

The incident comes at the same time as the trial against a former acting troop commander, who is accused of having killed seven of his subordinates and injured at least ten others during the New Year celebrations on 13 and 14 January 2023, Newsweek writes.

Thrown hand grenade into the barracks: Seven soldiers died

The troop commander must have been dissatisfied after checking his troops in the barracks. He then took out an RGD-5 grenade, pulled out the pin and asked one of the soldiers to replace it.

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When the soldier replied that he had not learned how to do it, the officer became so angry that he threw the hand grenade into the room where the soldiers were staying. A total of seven soldiers were killed.

This incident also took place in Eastern Ukraine. He is now on trial accused of mass murder.

Video: Think this forces the Russians to stay away

Young Russian soldier: “They bury them in the marshes”

According to the Barents Observer, there are several stories about internal justice among Russian soldiers, especially against deserters.

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In a new video, a soldier from the 200th brigade, originally from Pechenga on the border with Norway, talks about Russian commanders executing their own soldiers.

“The situation is difficult. My own people want to shoot me,” says the desperate soldier in a video he sent to his girlfriend from his mobile phone. The young soldier identifies himself with his full name, military number, military rank and position at the front line.

In the video, which has been posted on Telegram, he tells how he was forced back into the trenches after refusing to obey orders.

“In our 200th Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 9th Company, this happens regularly. They bury them in the bogs,” he says in the five-minute long video recording.