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Nearly 1,800 soldiers like Maksim Kochetkov, 20, (pictured left) are refusing to follow Vladimir Putin's order to attack Ukraine and are instead being held in penal colonies or dark 'torture pits' (right).
Testimony from Russia's soldiers supports intelligence assessment that many troops are refusing to continue service in Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Prepared to face consequences, many Russian troops are disobeying their officers and are not willing to go to Ukraine.
Troops are saying no to officers, knowing that punishment is light while Russia is not technically at war