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Related: About this forum'Suicide orders': Viral video warns Putin of mutiny over 'torture' of Russian troops

https://tvpworld.com/94035015/-kremlin-to-probe-torture-of-troops-claim-in-viral-video-to-putin-
The Kremlin said on Friday it would look into a viral video appeal to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran accusing Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers for not fulfilling "suicidal orders".
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had not yet seen the appeal, which was posted on Instagram, but that it sounded like it contained strange wording.
The post by veteran Alexander Lunin, which did not cite any evidence or name any alleged victims or perpetrators, garnered over 12 million views in 24 hours. Instagram is banned in Russia and can be accessed only by using a virtual private network.
Before his video appeal, most Russians had not heard of Lunin, who lives in Russia's Voronezh region. It was not clear if Lunin was speaking on his own initiative for himself or whether - as he suggested - he represented wider forces.
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Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had not yet seen the appeal, which was posted on Instagram, but that it sounded like it contained strange wording.
The post by veteran Alexander Lunin, which did not cite any evidence or name any alleged victims or perpetrators, garnered over 12 million views in 24 hours. Instagram is banned in Russia and can be accessed only by using a virtual private network.
Before his video appeal, most Russians had not heard of Lunin, who lives in Russia's Voronezh region. It was not clear if Lunin was speaking on his own initiative for himself or whether - as he suggested - he represented wider forces.
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'Suicide orders': Viral video warns Putin of mutiny over 'torture' of Russian troops (Original Post)
2naSalit
20 hrs ago
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marble falls
(73,537 posts)1. Now when Vladdy agrees to talk with him, Lunin needs to avoid the invitation to look out the window at Red Square, ...
... and to not drink the tea!
2naSalit
(104,831 posts)2. Don't touch...
Any doorknobs either.
niyad
(135,336 posts)3. None of this is new. Anybody who has been following reports knows
about the orders to kill their own soldiers if they try to run away, knows about the suicidal "meat grinder" attacks, etc.