An intercepted call reveals Russian soldiers plotting to kill a comrade after dividing his belongings, exposing the brutal reality of life — and death — in Russia’s army.
April 29, 2025
The “I Want to Live” [Хочу жить] project published a new intercepted call between Russian soldiers, vividly illustrating the harsh reality of service in the Russian army.
In the intercepted call, one of the speakers, a soldier, explains that there was a problem within his group: “He 500-ed,” the soldier says.
In military slang, “500” means refusal to obey orders. According to the speaker, one of his comrades turned on a radio against orders, revealing the group’s position.
“We already took his stuff, thought he was a 200,” says one of the soldiers, implying they had considered this soldier already dead.
“He must’ve been killed, must’ve be shot,” the soldier says, indicating that the man’s belongings had already been divided among the group.
Another soldier mentions that the man is supposedly “waiting for an extraction,” meaning he expects to be pulled back from the front. Nevertheless, the first soldier pushes: “He needs to be shot. He needs to be watched and shot.”
According to I Want to Live – a Ukrainian state-run helpline receiving appeals from Russian and Belarusian servicemen wishing to surrender – conversations like this reveal the true atmosphere within the Russian army.
“In the Russian army, your only choice is how you will die – at the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, your own comrades, or by suicide,” I Want to Live wrote in its post on Telegram.
For Russian soldiers, death is considered an “obligation” to a “Motherland,” which won’t even remember your name, the project says.
“Your belongings will be divided before your body even cools, and your family will be informed that you are either ‘missing’ or ‘deserted.’”
I Want to Live aims to dissuade those considering enlistment in the Russian military and for those who’ve already done so, to surrender.
“A normal person would never want to be part of such a blood-soaked system. Ukrainian captivity offers a real chance to survive, unlike service in units run by sadists and looters who have turned war into a business,” the project wrote.
I Want to Live operates with support from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51631
“In the Russian army, your only choice is how you will die – at the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, your own comrades, or by suicide,”
That sums it up for the average ruskie meat puppet. Murders and suicides in their ranks are more common than most people think. I have two Telegram channels that show explicit videos and images of such things happening all the time. It would shock the vast majority of people, even hardened guys.
Putin’s mafia state is as wicked and brutal as a state can get. It truly rivals Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union.