A strange and terrifying picture is taking shape at the front: Russian soldiers who have faced the arbitrariness of their command—extortion under threat of retaliation, including sexual violence—often come face to face with a reality where death literally hangs by a thread. And it is precisely at that moment that the most bitter realization comes: their own command becomes an enemy, often far more dangerous to their lives than the original opponent—the Ukrainian army. That is why some prefer to save themselves right on the line of contact, because in the rear they may be met not by rest or medical care, but by inevitable death. And we can see this in the example of the following news item—so where is the real enemy? In the rear, or on the line of contact? We can see it in the example of the following news:

‼️“I’m in a wooded strip so I don’t get caught by my own guys. Because they said if they catch me, they’ll zero me out. Or do something else. In short, it’ll be rough.”

Russian serviceman Galushkin Zakhar Stanislavovich, born 08 May 1997, serving in the 37th Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 12273 ), spoke about the arbitrariness of the command after being wounded during a combat mission.

On 11 September 2025, while on a combat assignment, the serviceman was wounded by a drone drop and reported it to his commander. The next day he was ordered to fall back, but no evacuation followed. After returning, they forced him to write an explanation as if he had inflicted the wound on himself. Zakhar refused.

That same evening, the deputy political officer of the company, Gafarov Damir Rashitovich (call sign “Kachkar”), while intoxicated, began beating the soldier with a rubber baton, a chair, and with his hands and feet. After that, they demanded that Zakhar hand over 1 million rubles within two days, threatening retaliation.
“He started setting a price—one million rubles—with a two-day deadline for me to give it to him, and he said that if I don’t give it within two days, he’ll call in from Company ‘V’ a ‘rooster’ and he’ll… if I don’t pay, in short, it’ll go badly for me.”

A day later, the company commander, Omelchenko Alexey Yuryevich (call sign “Melnitsa”), first assured Zakhar that he didn’t owe anyone anything and that nothing threatened him. However, later they again began demanding money from Zakhar, citing alleged “company needs” and the purchase of equipment. Zakhar did not hand over the money.

After that, without any explanation, the serviceman was sent to an assault unit. There, a group of soldiers was ordered to assault in daylight across an open field under kamikaze-drone strikes. And right before the assault, the armored plates were pulled out of their body armor, and everything that followed looked less like a “mission” and more like a preplanned destruction.
“Well, they wanted to drive us into an open field in broad daylight under the enemy’s kamikaze drones. Just straight up as meat. I didn’t fall for it. I turned off the radio and had to run.”

At present, Galushkin Zakhar is in hiding, staying in a wooded strip, and, according to him, he fears not the enemy but his own command. He was directly told that if they catch him, they will “zero him out.”

Source: the Telegram channel “DON’T EXPECT Good News” — https://t.me/ne_zhdi_novosti/4453