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Major events in the Ukraine proxy war, 2026 (view source)
Revision as of 11:30, June 28, 2026
, June 28→Ukraine's 425th assault unit
{{Cquote|As they constantly emphasize, all the ammunition in their rifles is live. They can easily shoot a mobilized man in the legs, and nothing will happen to them. After seeing that, some people forgot they even wanted to go to the toilet—or they relieved themselves before they got there.}}
{{Cquote|As they constantly emphasize, all the ammunition in their rifles is live. They can easily shoot a mobilized man in the legs, and nothing will happen to them. After seeing that, some people forgot they even wanted to go to the toilet—or they relieved themselves before they got there.}}
Zhykin also confirmed that no one was allowed to go to the toilet at night. New recruits were told to use a bottle instead.
Zhykin also confirmed that no one was allowed to go to the toilet at night. New recruits were told to use a bottle instead.
===Mines surround the training camp to prevent escape===
A number of mobilized men told ''Babel'' that all of the 425th’s training camps are surrounded by mines. Recruits are constantly reminded of this [[fact]] by large warning signs on the barriers encircling the tents. One mobilized man told ''Babel'' that explosions occurred every night. Sometimes wild animals fell victim, but not only.
One forty year old recruit from [[Kharkiv]] was particularly dissatisfied with his new fate, remaining withdrawn around other recruits. A witness remembers a loud explosion on the night of February 26, 2026, after everyone had already gone to [[sleep]]. Shouting followed, then another explosion. Guards entered the tent, ordering everyone to line up outside for counting. At this point, they discovered one man was missing.
The head of security arrived about 10 minutes later to restore discipline. His nom-de-guerre was ‘the Finn’. He was driving a quad bike. Sitting behind him was the missing man from Kharkiv. He may have originally escaped the tent by crawling underneath an opening. One of his [[eye]]s was covered with tape. [[Shrapnel]]-riddled flesh was visible under his torn [[pant]]s. A guard lifted his shirt, showing recruits a [[hematoma]] across his [[abdomen]].
The Finn used this as an [[education]]al opportunity for new recruits, illustrating that attempts to escape could cost you an eye. Then he ordered the wounded man to kneel on the ground. He didn’t react. Then he collapsed under the Finn’s blow. The Finn drew his pistol and fired towards the kneeling man. Those in the first column saw that the [[bullet]] entered the ground, not the man. Those in the second and third rows weren’t so sure. A witness recalled his legs giving way beneath him at the sight. Commanders told those present that escape was pointless, upon which they were allowed to go back to sleep.
The unlucky attempted escapee, whose name ''Babel'' believes to have been Oleksandr Isaev, was never seen again. According to official documents, he died on March 15, 2926 from ‘[[pulmonary]] and [[heart]] failure’. This is what the 425th officially stated regarding Isaev’s mine encounter:
{{Cquote|During training on 26.02 he deviated from the designated route and blew himself up on an unknown device}}
''Babel'' found another soldier in the 425th who fell afoul of a mine. A relative told ''Babel'' about it on conditions of anonymity and provided documents. He’d apparently been at the training camp for less than a month. One day he called his relatives, saying ‘I blew myself up’. He was discharged from duty and told to call his relatives to be taken home.
His relatives believe he was trying to commit suicide:
{{Cquote|I don't think he wanted to escape. By and large, they all know that there are mines there. And if there is any quick movement, they shoot him in the back}}
When his relatives came to pick him up a few days after the incident, he was still bleeding. As usual in the 425th, he was not allowed to visit a [[hospital]] for [[medical]] treatment. His relatives counted 50 shrapnel fragments around the lower part of his body, confirmed to ''Babel'' by medical documents. His [[genital]]s suffered most, and expensive operations seem to have not helped. He is now understandably depressed.
The Rock still decided that it was time to return their property, and came to the man’s house to take him back to a ‘medical unit’. He is now in hiding.
When pressed about the minefields, 425th representative Andriy Suray eventually gave this answer:
{{Cquote|If you see ‘mines’ written on signs, it isn’t worth testing that with your legs}}
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