1/ Men mobilised by the Russian Army were reportedly sold to a mercenary group for 25,000 rubles each ($310) and told they would be shot unless they fought in the Battle of Bakhmut. Hundreds are said to have become casualties. Now their relatives cannot contact the survivors. ⬇️
2/ According to the relatives in a recently recorded video, 501 mobilised men from various regions of Russia were taken from their base in Crimea to a training range in the 'Luhansk People's Republic', where they were trained by Wagner Group mercenaries. They were then taken to the Veterans PMC's base in the 'Donetsk People's Republic' (DPR) in April.
3/ The relatives say that their men were "driven around in circles for 11 hours, then they were given water and passed out. Maybe there was even something in this water. And in the morning they woke up to shouts of "Wake up!" from unknown people with 'Veterans' badges. Then they saw that there was a sign in this place: 'ODSSBr [Separate Air Assault Brigade] "Veterans'."

4/ The relatives say that "it was made clear that they were bought by the "Veterans", they had the right to do what they wanted with them. Every head was paid for, they were bought like sheep."

The Veterans PMC is an offshoot of Redut, a larger mercenary group owned by the Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko. It has been active in Ukraine since the start of the war. The core of the Veterans consists of Russian military veterans who have been hired as mercenaries.

5/ On arriving in the DPR, the mobiks' Russian army cards were taken away and they were assigned to different units. They were sent by the Veterans PMC to the Bakhmut area in late April 2023. Their relatives say the men were put on the front line and used as assault brigades.
6/ According to the women in the video, "there was no communications, no supplies, and they went with automatic rifles against tanks. To date, not all platoons have returned to the Veterans' base... They came out of hell. There were a lot of wounded and dead. ... Out of 501 men only about 130 returned. And according to the 'Veterans', there were no casualties."
7/ Ukrainian soldiers were filmed in mid-May storming Veterans PMC positions on the Bakhmut flanks, killing and capturing a number of men. One of the captives said on camera that he had been forced to go into battle.

8/ Relatives of a group of 28 men from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, who are among the 501, say they have not been able to contact their men for over a month.

"We don't know where they are and what happened to them. The only news that came is that one was killed. This is only through word of mouth, as we, the relatives, have no direct contact with the mobilised men now. We have written to all government agencies about this, but we have received only formal replies." /end

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❗️Добровольческое объединение «Ветераны» выкупило 500 мобилизованных за 25 тысяч рублей «за голову» и отправило штурмовать Бахмут в первой линии Близкие мобилизованных из Хакасии, Алтайского края и Кузбасса заявили, что 60 ОДШБр «Ветераны» выкупило их мужчин у ВС РФ за 25 тысяч рублей за человека: «Со слов «Ветеранов», наши мобилизованные парни были куплены ими за 25 тысяч рублей «за голову». Поэтому они имеют право отправлять их, куда им вздумается». Женщины рассказали, что после обучения на полигоне в Крыму 501 мобилизованного перевезли в «ЛНР», где они проходили подготовку под руководством ЧВК «Вагнер». Затем их отправили на базу 60 ОДШБр «Ветераны» в «ДНР», где у них забрали военные билеты и приписали их к другому полку (1194) и другой части (в/ч 41794). В конце апреля группы призывников начали отправлять на «вторую-третью» линию обороны, не отдав при этом конкретных приказов. «12 мая появилась первая весточка от наших бойцов. Они сообщили, что находились на первой линии боевого соприкосновения, на Бахмутском направлении в составе штурмовых бригад. Связи не было, обеспечения не было, шли с автоматами на танки. До настоящего времени не все взводы вернулись в расположение ОДШБр «Ветераны». <…> Они вышли из ада. Раненых и погибших очень много. <…> Из 501 человека вернулось всего около 130. А по данным «Ветеранов», потерь нет», — говорят женщины. При этом выживших мобилизованных хотят отправить на очередной штурм, угрожая несогласным автоматами. О том, что мобилизованных продают 60 ОДШБр «Ветераны», Astra в конце апреля также подтвердил родственник призывника из ХМАО. «Они были проданы обманом. Выкупила 60 отдельная десантно-штурмовая бригада, забрали документы, телефоны, угрожают не дать отпуска, которые установлены графиком. Угрозы, если не пойдут на штурм, шаг влево шаг вправо — будут прострелены колени». До этого Astra сообщала о том, как более 100 российских мобилизованных пропали в Луганской области после отказа подписать контракты с ЧВК.

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@ChrisO_wiki perhaps people's turning up, knowing how bad it may be, hoping to get out, explains how the jews in the holocaust did the same, we learn