Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are reported to be sending death squads after their own troops with orders to take out any Russians who try to flee.
Ukraine security services allege that Russian prisoners of war have revealed to them of the horrific tactic that has reportedly seen Kremlin guns aimed at their own.
The ‘execution squads’ are scarily similar to Stalin's World War Two tactics and are another sign of dire morale among Putin's military, The Mail Online reports.