On the front lines, Russian soldiers pay officers to stay alive.

Interviews with a dozen contract soldiers in locations including the Belgorod region, Luhansk and Donetsk reveal a system of extortion and punishment.

Officers see their soldiers not just as grunts but as a source of enrichment.

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