Russian soldiers being placed in improvised cells for breaches in discipline - UK intelligence

Russian soldiers being placed in improvised cells for breaches in discipline - UK intelligence

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Russian commanders have started punishing soldiers for breaches in indiscipline by detaining them in improvised cells.

The UK Ministry of Defense said this in a new intelligence update published on Twitter, according to Ukrinform.

"In recent months, Russian commanders have likely started punishing breaches in discipline by detaining the offending troops in 'Zindans' which are improvised cells consisting of holes in the ground covered with a metal grille," the intelligence said.

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Multiple recent reports from Russian personnel give similar accounts of being placed in Zindans for misdemeanors including drunkenness and attempting to terminate their contracts.

In the early months of the war, many Russian commanders took a relatively light touch in enforcing discipline, allowing those who refused to soldier to quietly return home.

"Since Autumn 2022, there have been multiple increasingly draconian initiatives to improve discipline in the [Russian] force, especially since Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov assumed command of the operation in January 2023," the report said.

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