A mobilized Russian soldier was tied to a tree, becoming a victim of a brutal disciplinary practice within his own army. “Live bait catching” is a standard practice for all Russian soldiers who “rolled back” and abandoned their positions.

The video was published on the page of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces.

The Russian occupier says that due to fear of Ukrainian drones, soldiers refuse to follow orders and look for any way to abandon positions. Therefore, the practice of inflicting minor injuries on each other to avoid assaults or staying at positions has become more frequent.

The invader’s comrade suggested inflicting a light gunshot wound to the leg so he could withdraw from the position. But he refused, saying he would not do it.

Then his comrade offered another option:

“Let’s do this — you shoot me, and I’ll shoot you”, — the occupier said.

After another refusal, the “comrade-in-arms” still opened fire to imitate an injury but did so without warning and actually hit him.

But, as we see, the imitation of an injury did not help — and the “live bait catching” is approaching its conclusion.