We greatly value Moldova’s solidarity and its strong condemnation of Russia’s missile attacks against Ukraine. Your support for a just and lasting peace is deeply appreciated and reinforces our shared commitment to stand against Russia’s terror.

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When he and his men went to the military commandant's office, instead of being able to file a complaint, they were forced to dig their own graves every day while being held there. The men also lacked adequate living conditions and food.

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12/ …killing our own, and they'd said all sorts of things." Shekhovtsev says that corruption is rife within the brigade (as indeed it is throughout the Russian army). He claims that commanders demand up to 2 million rubles ($25,292) from men to avoid sending them to the front.

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Everyone, of course, was in shock when we arrived: they thought we'd already been killed, because they'd already posted photos of us everywhere, so that when they met our allies, they'd shoot us, saying that we were especially dangerous, that we had weapons, that we were…

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8/ "And it turns out there was a very large concentration of our soldiers." His deputy platoon commander reinforced the threats by telling Shekhovtsev that if he and his comrades didn't obey, they would be made to strap anti-tank mines onto their bodies and be blown up.

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2/ Andrei Vladimirovich Shekhovtsev, a member of the Russian 60th Separate motorised rifle brigade (military unit 16871), says that his commanders are systematically abusing, extorting and killing the men under their command. pic.twitter.com/0KLLB3qbh7

— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 9 janvier 2026

Andrei Vladimirovich Shekhovtsev, a member of Russia’s 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (military unit 16871), claims that his commanders are systematically abusing, extorting, and killing the soldiers under their command.

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1/ Russian soldiers are reportedly being punished by being sent into assaults with anti-tank mines strapped to their bodies, made to dig their own graves for complaining, and risk death delivering New Year's Eve alcohol and caviar for their commanders. https://t.co/06wta1Zhhj

— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 9 janvier 2026

1/ Russian soldiers are reportedly being punished by being sent into assaults with anti-tank mines strapped to their bodies, made to dig their own graves for complaining, and risk death delivering New Year's Eve alcohol and caviar for their commanders.

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Blackouts hit Russia after alleged missile strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Belgorod Oblast and the city of Oryol, with Russian media and Telegram channels reporting damage to substations and thermal power plants.

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Draining water from building heating systems is a mandatory technical measure when the circulation of the heat carrier is temporarily suspended in frosty weather. This is because water freezes quickly in frost, and draining the water prevents damage to the networks and equipment.

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The authorities emphasized that this was necessary in order to prevent damage to equipment, but that such measures did not mean a prolonged lack of heating. This procedure is used even when the shutdown may last several hours or a day.

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