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Russia Executes Soldiers for Disobeying Orders in Ukraine, says White House Official

Headline from Voice of America

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the phenomenon is a symptom of low morale in the Russian military

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Green Field Reporter

    White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday said Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire. It’s a development that U.S.

  2. The Boston Globe

    White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for not following orders (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The White House on Thursday said Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire.

  3. Forbes

    Russia Executing Its Own Soldiers Who Disobey Orders In Ukraine, White House Alleges (opens Forbes)

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    White House national security official John Kirby said Russia has “suffered thousands of casualties” in its latest offensive, “some of them on the orders of their own leaders.”

  4. Washington Times

    Russia executing its own soldiers for not following orders, White House says (opens Washington Times)

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    The White House on Thursday said Russia is executing soldiers who have failed to follow orders and threatening entire units with death if they retreat from Ukrainian artillery fire.

  5. Voice of America

    Russia Executes Soldiers for Disobeying Orders in Ukraine, says White House Official (opens Voice of America)

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    National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the phenomenon is a symptom of low morale in the Russian military

  6. New York Post

    ‘Barbaric’ Russia executing retreating soldiers in Ukraine, White House says (opens New York Post)

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    White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Thursday that the US has intelligence that insubordinate troops are being put to death.

  7. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia executing soldiers who refuse to follow orders, White House says (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘Reprehensible’ move is a ‘symptom of how poorly Russia’s military leaders know they are doing’, national security spokesperson says

  8. CBS News

    U.S. says Russia executing soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the "barbaric" tactics "a symptom of how poorly Russia's military leaders know they're doing."

  9. Hot Air

    White House: Russia Executes Its Retreating Soldiers in Ukraine (opens Hot Air)

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    “Barbaric” Russian military commanders are executing their own soldiers who refuse to follow orders — and threatening entire units with death if they try to retreat from fighting in Ukraine, the Biden...

  10. Newsweek

    Putin's military executes soldiers who don't obey orders: White House (opens Newsweek)

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    A White House official on Thursday accused Russia's armed forces of killing its own troops in Ukraine.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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