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1/ Russian soldiers face ever more draconian rules in occupied Ukraine, apparently imposed to crack down on desertions and misconduct by soldiers. Violations now effectively attract a death penalty. The soldiers, not surprisingly, aren't happy about this. ⬇️ Image
2/ The author of the 'Vault No. 8' Telegram channel writes:

"In general, so that you understand the depth of our depths. Our rear zones in the far rear have been declared "territory living by the rules of the permanent point of deployment."
3/ "With all that this entails – nothing is allowed, two checks a day, documents and army order above all.

Well, this is the news from the north of the Luhansk People's Republic in one line.
4/ "— The military are now prohibited from travelling to Starobilsk as well. The safety of civilians is paramount. And this is a major road junction. Image
5/ "—From the military unit, 5 (five) vehicles a day are allowed across the border. Including trucks delivering ammunition. This is supposedly to limit the ability of deserters to escape.
6/ "But in fact, whoever came up with this probably received the Hero of Ukraine [medal] in absentia for slowing down our logistics.
7/ "— The enemy's FPVs fly and harass up to 30 km deep into our territory. Aircraft-type kamikazes are even further. Both wings and slow-moving vehicles. They flew to Starobilsk as well.
8/ "— Humanitarian aid is no longer transported from the [near] rear to the front. Vehicles must be sent from the front to the distant rear. This applies to everything, including building materials for dugouts.
9/ "— Soldiers are prohibited from stopping at stores. This is a district ban, and the district police monitor this. Lower-level soldiers are more understanding. But all the red-hats [military police] grab those caught drunk and send them into assaults.
10/ "— If a passenger without an [authorisation] warrant (colloquially, a "BRK") is caught by the military police or traffic police, if he is recorded in a report with violators, then he and the driver are sent into assaults together. This is already our local peculiarity.
11/ "— In connection with the establishment of peacetime order in the rear areas in the Zone, the rear guards now chase to the east as often as the fighters attack the Ukrainians to the west.
12/ "— Our division is the worst in the Armed Forces in fulfilling the vacation plan. The practice of banning vacations for an entire unit if it has at least one deserter who has not returned from vacation is bearing fruit.
13/ "There is 1 month left until the 3rd anniversary of mobilisation service.

It is under these conditions that we serve Russia." /end

Source:
t.me/vault8pro/52877

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