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zeroing out

by Denis Grigorian
May 27, 2026

On ne peut pas arrêter l’arbitraire en portant plainte auprès de ceux qui l’ont organisé : un militaire affirme qu’un contrat a été signé à son nom sans son consentement, qu’on ne lui verse pas sa solde, qu’il n’est pas soigné, qu’on a tenté de l’utiliser comme kamikaze, et que ceux qui disent la vérité sur les morts sont exécutés sur place.

‼️“People were being zeroed out in front of me. I saw our own men killing them. […]
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by Denis Grigorian
April 25, 2026

They failed to eliminate him physically — so they will erase him financially. Putin’s “personal honor,” expressed through the awarding of a medal, turned out to be a bluff.

Dmitry Viktorovich Borontov returned from the war in Ukraine almost completely drained. He has no right […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 21, 2025

Begging for the Right to Live: How Russians Plead With a Dictator

An increasingly painful and pressing question arises: are Russians themselves to blame for failing—or refusing—to understand […]
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by Denis Grigorian
December 21, 2025

Torture Pits and “Zeroing Out”: How the Russian Army Eliminates Its Own Soldiers

It has long been known that in Russia a practice of extrajudicial repression is used against […]
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