‘Beat Them, Just Not the Legs’: Leaked Intercept Exposes Russia Forcing Foreign Recruits Into Deadly Assaults

Tamara Ceaikovski

An intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) indicates Russian commanders may be coercing newly arrived foreign recruits into high-risk assault operations. According to HUR, the recording captures conversations between Russian commanders discussing how to handle foreign fighters described as unwilling to carry out assigned missions. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . In the call, one voice in Russian instructs a subordinate to