Against the backdrop of numerous similar testimonies, an increasingly очевидный conclusion is emerging: Russia may be approaching a new wave of mobilization, potentially even a general one. According to servicemen themselves and multiple sources, the reason lies not only in battlefield losses, but in the system itself, where corruption, violence, and impunity have become the foundation of the entire military hierarchy. More and more often, the army appears not as a structure for conducting war, but as a mechanism of extortion, coercion, and disposal of its own personnel. According to the soldiers, refusing to pay commanders turns a person into “unnecessary”: such individuals are sent to the front line and effectively doomed to death. It is this course, set by Vladimir Putin, that has made war crimes, corruption, and the destruction of human life part of state practice — both toward Ukrainians and Russia’s own citizens.

According to these testimonies, a significant portion of personnel is destroyed not in combat, but within the system itself. Servicemen are required to pay enormous sums — 2–3 million rubles. Those who can no longer or do not want to pay are effectively sentenced: they are either killed by their own side or sent to the most dangerous positions, where death is almost inevitable — from their own command’s actions or enemy strikes, including FPV drones. As a result, fewer and fewer people who are truly capable and willing to fight participate in actual combat, and the army loses personnel not only at the front, but also due to its own internal practices.

It is precisely this model that makes a new mobilization almost inevitable. Personnel are used extremely inefficiently, human life is not valued, and any reason can become grounds for punishment — from filing a complaint to the slightest perceived offense, even something as trivial as a sideways glance at a commander. Against this background, there is growing reason to believe that further replenishment of losses will occur through new waves of mobilization, potentially affecting nearly the entire population.

Below is one testimony which, according to its authors, supports these conclusions:

“There is the ‘zeroing’ of personnel, the removal of weapons, and extortion of money. Everyone must pay commanders. If they don’t pay, they are considered useless. That means they are taken to the front line and ‘zeroed’.”

Junior Sergeant Denis Vyacheslavovich Kolesnikov, a serviceman of a separate assault unit of the 1435th motorized rifle regiment (military unit 95375) of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, stated that he was forced to desert due to threats of execution. According to him, a system of extortion operates in the unit: servicemen are required to pay from 1 to 3 million rubles to remain in the rear. Those who refuse are sent to the front and “zeroed.”

The soldier claims that “zeroings” occurred in his unit, after which drivers were ordered to remove the bodies. He also reported cases of unlawful detention: people were tied to trees, and, according to him, some died as a result of such abuse. He further described the removal of weapons from the front line to the unit’s base, where they are hidden and buried.

Kolesnikov stated that he tried to seek an investigation through the FSB and the prosecutor’s office, but, according to him, complaints “do not go beyond the regiment,” and those who complain are “zeroed.” He claims that he was asked to pay 3 million rubles, after which he was taken to Rostov, from where he escaped and went into hiding in Moscow.

In his statement, the serviceman names commanders and others he accuses: Vladimir Ulubek, Vladimir Khadyk, Nikita Podelin, and Vladimir Semyonov. He also mentions a company commander he describes as a “criminal” and accuses of abuse and extortion.

“More than half of our unit — about 50 people — were ‘zeroed’ by our commanders.”

As evidence, he names soldiers who were allegedly “zeroed”: Alexey (“Tikhiy”) — killed after attempting to transfer; Sergeant Major “Kolpakov” — killed due to personal animosity; Vasily (“Shumny”) — shot within the unit in front of him; and Yevgeny (“Klyon”).

According to Kolesnikov, many soldiers fled and are now in Luhansk and Donetsk. Those detained by military police are allegedly returned without documents and then “disappear.” He stated that he recorded his appeal voluntarily and is seeking an investigation.

Source: Telegram channel “Don’t Expect Good News”
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