 Russian soldier describes being sent to slaughter after minimal training a Russian soldier has described how he was sent to the front line in Ukraine after only getting minimal training in a video that has gone viral Ukrainian internal affairs advisor Anton Gerashchenko posted the clip on X of the unnamed Russian service man describing How he had been sent to slaughter in the war according to Newsweek the video is the latest account from a member of Vladimir Putin's Personnel who have complained about poor training leadership and morale It comes as Russia suffers huge losses in the offensive It launched in October towards Abdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast which has seen a spike in troops deaths according to Ukrainian and Western estimates The video was posted on the pro-Ukrainian telegram channel Brati Yakovlev Who's YouTube channel has a series of videos of Russian troops who have voluntarily surrendered to the Ukrainian armed forces The YouTube channel says that it is showing the real situation in Ukrainian Captivity and calls on the families and friends of the Russian military to surrender the clip of the soldier whose name is bleeped out And whose location is not given shows him describing how he and his comrades were given automatic rifles and driven to a firing range There I fired two or three times and after four days we were sent to slaughter to war The soldier said we were told now you'll just come and sit in defense Stay a little bit strengthen positions Then you'll immediately retreat as it turned out We came sat in defense for a day or two and that was it We were sent directly to the front line the soldier added He said that he had been wounded and bandaged up and was in hospital for about five days before being discharged You're nothing without a military id the soldier added