Russian Soldier Faces 15 Years in Jail After Criticizing ‘Poor’ Training – Reports

[Rogue Valley]

Russian Soldier Faces 15 Years in Jail After Criticizing ‘Poor’ Training – Reports - The Moscow Times

A Russian soldier faces up to 15 years in prison after getting into an altercation with his superiors for criticizing poor training conditions and equipment shortages, media reported Tuesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

11.16.22
A Russian soldier faces up to 15 years in prison after getting into an altercation with his superiors for criticizing poor training conditions and equipment shortages, media reported Tuesday. The soldier identified as Private Alexander Leshkov was filmed shouting profanities and shoving an officer at a parade ground near the Russian military’s mega-church outside Moscow. Leshkov can be seen flanked by fellow soldiers who voice anger over ill-fitting body armor and insufficient firearms training before their deployment in Ukraine in two videos published by the Ostorozhno Novosti news channel on the Telegram messaging app Sunday. “You’re not obeying the commander-in-chief’s direct orders to supply and train mobilized soldiers,” Leshkov is heard saying in one of the videos, adding: “I speak for the group.”

He is later seen exhaling e-cigarette vapor in the face of the officer, who extends his arm toward Leshkov’s chest and is immediately punched in the torso. “You shouldn’t have done that,” the officer, identified as Lt. Col. Denis Mazanov, responds. Leshkov was charged with two counts of insulting and using violence against a military commander, Ostorozhno Novosti reported Tuesday, citing his lawyer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. It was not immediately clear when the filmed altercation occurred, but Ostorozhno Novosti suggested it was after the declared end of mobilization. “The soldier’s actions — which were supported by other mobilized men who could refuse to carry out orders — were aimed at undermining the unit’s combat readiness,” investigators reportedly concluded. A court ordered Leshkov to be held in pre-trial detention until Jan. 13, 2023, lawyer Anri Tsiskarishvili told the outlet. Ostorozhno Novosti reported, citing unnamed sources, that Leshkov enlisted in the Russian army as a volunteer on Oct. 3. Leshkov’s arrest follows numerous reports of mobilized Russian soldiers and their relatives expressing anger, staging riots and refusing to fight in Ukraine over conditions on and off the battlefield.

The canon-fodder temperature is reaching a boiling point.

 

[RabidAlpaca]

Lol, this guy was a volunteer. Jesus Christ what a **** up. Being a Russian soldier is the worst job on the planet. If the Ukrainians don't kill you and you don't freeze or starve to death, your own people will kill or imprison you. What a lose-lose situation.

 

[Evilroddy]

Russian Soldier Faces 15 Years in Jail After Criticizing ‘Poor’ Training – Reports - The Moscow Times

A Russian soldier faces up to 15 years in prison after getting into an altercation with his superiors for criticizing poor training conditions and equipment shortages, media reported Tuesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

The canon-fodder temperature is reaching a boiling point.

Rogue Valley:

A clever pun in grim times, given the circumstance of Leskhov's case and Putin's attempts to control narratives. But I think you're right about the possibility of wider mutiny down the road. I hope that road is short and ends at a cemetary for a Russian president.

Be well and survive.
Evilroddy.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Rogue Valley:

A clever pun in grim times, given the circumstance of Leskhov's case and Putin's attempts to control narratives. But I think you're right about the possibility of wider mutiny down the road. I hope that road is short and ends at a cemetary for a Russian president.

Be well and survive.
Evilroddy.

Perhaps another "high window" mishap?

 

[Evilroddy]

Perhaps another "high window" mishap?

Rogue Valley:

"The defenestration ov Vlad", has a satisfying ring to it. As long as Russian hands do the pushing without any Western help. Anything to save more Ukrainian and Russian lives from the missiles and the merciless meat-grinder is a positive in my ledger..

Be well and survive.
Evilroddy.

 

[Cardinal]

Russian Soldier Faces 15 Years in Jail After Criticizing ‘Poor’ Training – Reports - The Moscow Times

A Russian soldier faces up to 15 years in prison after getting into an altercation with his superiors for criticizing poor training conditions and equipment shortages, media reported Tuesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

The canon-fodder temperature is reaching a boiling point.

If that's the incident I think it is, then he's getting 15 years for punching an officer, not merely criticizing his training.

Which is worse, really. If soldiers are punching out their officers for bad training, that's not a glowing endorsement of the state of the Russian military.

 

[Felis Leo]

Russian Soldier Faces 15 Years in Jail After Criticizing ‘Poor’ Training – Reports - The Moscow Times

A Russian soldier faces up to 15 years in prison after getting into an altercation with his superiors for criticizing poor training conditions and equipment shortages, media reported Tuesday.

www.themoscowtimes.com

The canon-fodder temperature is reaching a boiling point.

Good for him. He might have a somewhat-improved chance of surviving in a Russian prison than on the frozen muddy battlefields of Ukraine.