Talk:Torture and castration of a Ukrainian POW in Pryvillia

Background
This event may be a retaliation to a Ukranian doctor saying that imprisoned Russian soldiers should be castrated. If someone can add it to the article, I would be really thankful. RodRabelo7 (talk) 16:35, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
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Generally nonsensical speculation doesn't get added to articles TiddiesTiddiesTiddies (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Please do not get political. While WP:DAILYMAIL may be considered unreliable, there’s no consensus on WP:DAILYMAIL, and I’m sure others sources can be found on this topic. Have a nice day today. RodRabelo7 (talk) 12:49, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

It wasn't a "Russian soldier", it was a Russian policeman
He was a volunteer from Tuva for the Chechen speicla police unit SOBR Akhmat.

Only a portion of Russian troops in Chechnya are soldiers (memebrs of the military), others are members of various police (interior ministry) units, the FSB, militias, etc.

Similar on the Ukrainian side, by the way, that is Ukrainian combatants also shouldn't be presumed to be soldiers. 5.173.81.130 (talk) 20:41, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh no. If you look at sources, i.e., , they are essentially a private army/paramilitary, but some units (including Akhmad mentioned on this page) were integrated, at least officially, to Russian Army: "In July 2022, Kadyrov formed a new regiment called the 78th Motorised Rifle Regiment and named after Akhmat Kadyrov, which consisted of four conventionally armed battalions named according to the points of a compass. By September, the regiment was reported to be fully staffed and assigned to Russia’s 42nd Motorised Rifle Division.". I assume this is 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division. My very best wishes (talk) 22:05, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Why is the term "Ukrainian combatants" used? --  Otr500 (talk) 06:57, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * includes army, border police, national guard ? Elinruby (talk) 01:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)