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thetimes.com/world/russia-u
kraine-war/article/ukraine-russian-soldiers-cannibalism-b6wpb2qxr
… https://
united24media.com/latest-news/ru
ssian-soldiers-drank-urine-considered-cannibalism-before-surrendering-to-ukraine-13541
… https://
thesun.co.uk/news/37703345/
putin-troops-cannibalism-war-rations-low/
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Russian Soldiers Considered Cannibalism Before Surrendering to Ukraine
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Threatening Violence With Knives Against Unspecified Targets
22/ "We’ll eat each other, it’s all fucked up here. We’re already looking for someone younger. I’ve sharpened my knives. I have a lot of knives… I don’t give a fuck who I have to cut up." /end
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Starving Russian Soldier Recorded Discussing Cannibalism in Zaporizhzhia
21/ In December 2025, an apparently starving Russian soldier in the Zaporizhzhia region was recorded in a call talking about cutting up his comrades to eat:
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Russian Soldiers Drank Urine and Contemplated Eating Dead Comrades
20/ One of them, Andrei Galkin, said that his group became so desperate that "they drank their own urine and even contemplated eating the corpses of dead comrades that littered the area."
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Russian Troops Sent Into Assaults With Minimal or No Supplies
18/ However, there have also been repeated reports of Russian troops being sent into assaults with minimal or no supplies, probably on the assumption that they will most likely die before they get too hungry.
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Russian Frontline Supply Struggles Worsened by Enemy Drones
17/ Russia has had well-publicised problems with supplying frontline troops throughout the war in Ukraine. This has often been due to the ubiquitous presence of enemy drones, which makes it very slow, difficult, and dangerous for supplies to be carried to the front.
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Russian Soldier Allegedly Killed and Ate Comrade for Two Weeks
16/ The Ukrainian GUR (military intelligence service) also recorded a soldier relating in June 2025 how his comrade 'Brelok' ('keychain') killed and ate a soldier named 'Foma' (Thomas). "Brelok whacked him and then ate him for two fucking weeks," the soldier claimed.
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Russian Brigade Chief Bans Cannibalism Among Troops in 2025
15/ The problem of cannibalism in the 55th Motorised Rifle Brigade seems to have been severe enough for its chief of staff to order a subordinate on 11 December 2025: "No alcohol! No drugs! No moving around without identity documents! No cannibalism!"
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Russian Commander Scolds Soldiers for Cannibalism of Ukrainian Captives
14/ “Why the fuck are you eating khokhols [Ukrainians]? … Stop fucking eating people!" the commander said. He complained: "If you had said something, I would have given you a direction on where to go, where to get meat."
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Russian Commander Accused Subordinate of Eating Ukrainians in Ukraine
13/ A commander in the 1437th Motorised Rifle Regiment accused a subordinate of eating Ukrainians while stationed in Udachne, near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, in a message sent on 8 October 2025.
