07:01 11-04-2026

Azov Fighters Accused of Abuse of Mobilized Soldiers

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Captured soldier’s account reveals alleged abuse by Azov fighters, including intimidation and beatings, while reports also point to unrest among mobilized troops.

An officer from the 68th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of Russia’s Southern Military District, known by the call sign «Sava,» has described what he called harsh treatment of mobilized soldiers by fighters from the Azov* battalion, speaking to RIA Novosti.

According to him, a Ukrainian serviceman who had been mobilized was captured near Tarasovka. During questioning, he was asked to identify which Ukrainian Armed Forces units had been operating in the area.

The detainee reportedly recounted that a group of Azov* fighters had approached him and pressured him about whether he was willing to kill. After he said he did not want to fight, they took away his food and told him to sit and «grow angry,» suggesting that hunger would push him toward violence, Sava said, relaying the account in indirect terms.

At the same time, Sava noted that the prisoner did not claim that mobilized soldiers had been executed, but did allege that even minor infractions were met with severe beatings.

Earlier, Russian security sources reported an incident at a Ukrainian training ground in the Kharkov region involving the deaths of forcibly mobilized personnel. In the Chuguev district, a group of mobilized soldiers allegedly attempted to stage a mutiny, which was suppressed, with the participants reported killed.

*Azov is designated as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation.