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There is a growing tendency among Russian officers in the Western Military District to commit violence against their subordinates, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on Feb. 11, citing undisclosed sources.<\/p>\n
Poor morale has reportedly plagued Russian forces since the start of the all-out war against Ukraine, and cases of executions and soldiers disobeying orders have been recorded<\/a>.<\/p>\n A number of military court verdicts related to murders of service personnel by on-duty unit commanders have been recorded in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the center claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n These incidents are reportedly caused by mutually hostile behavior by both service personnel and commanders or linked to alcohol and drug intoxication.<\/p>\n At the beginning of February, the Kursk Garrison Military Court sentenced a senior ensign to 14 years in prison for shooting a group of subordinates while heavily intoxicated by alcohol, according to the report.<\/p>\n Kursk Oblast lies at the border with Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast.<\/p>\n Read also:<\/b> White House: Russia endures heavy losses near Avdiivka, suffers from low morale<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ve been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n