A Captured Russian Soldier’s Story: ‘They Just Sent Us to Die’
New York Times
An inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. “You’re going in as meat,” he said he was told.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-prisoner-interview.html