Donetsk Unit of Russian Army Destroyed For Pulling Back From Front Without Permission

Fighters for the Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics are sometimes volunteers, sometimes forced to fight. They are paid little or nothing, given inferior weapons and must otherwise fend for themselves. 

When one such unit decided to withdraw from the Donbas front without permission, the regular Russian army, wanting to stop further desertions, made an example of them and destroyed the unit. JL 

Dmitri reports in War Translated, image Alexei Alexandrov, AP:

The DPR battalion was stationed near Berdyansk without payment and provisions. After finding out about their dire situation wives of the fighters complained to the higher command, after which the battalion was transferred to the frontline. After some time, the battalion decided to pull back but stumbled on a Russian unit which successfully destroyed it.Russian army smashed DPR battalion in Donbas, as revealed in the intercepted call published by SBU. Two Russian soldiers are discussing the 2nd battalion of the 1st Corps of the DPR People's Militia which fights as part of the Russian Armed Forces.

 

The DPR battalion was stationed near Berdyansk without payment and provisions. After finding out about their dire situation wives of the fighters complained to the higher command, after which the battalion was transferred to the frontline, but remained inactive. After some time, the battalion decided to pull back but stumbled on a Russian unit which successfully destroyed it, though the scale of destruction is unclear.