Grim footage has emerged from the frontline in Ukraine, apparently showing the heavily mutilated corpses of Russian soldiers that had been "eaten by animals" after their helicopter went down.
The video shows a completely destroyed Mil Mi-8AMTSh helicopter from the Russian Air Force, shot down over Makariv, near Kyiv, by Ukrainian armed forces on March 4, but the footage has only emerged now.
The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union, and now produced by Russia.
In addition to its most common role as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 is also used as an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform.
In the clip the aircraft is seen absolutely wrecked, but with its number still distinguishable on the tail. A Ukrainian soldier surveys the scene, finding two heavily decapitated bodies mangled by the impact of the collision with the ground, and charred from fire.
One Reddit user on a Ukraine thread shared the video and wrote: "Video of crash site and deceased crew looks like [they were] eaten by animals."
"One fighter told me the Russian forces had set the helicopter on fire after it crashed," New York Times visual investigator Christiaan Tribert tweeted.
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Reacting to the post on Reddit, one commenter said: "The fact that the Russians leave their soldiers and airmen to be eaten by wildlife like this pretty much sums up the level they operate at, and gives me great reason to believe they will lose, and lose badly."
Another added: "If Russian mothers knew the whole truth they would take care of Putin themselves."
A third said: "Thank you Russian army for providing food for animals in this hard time. Animals deserve to eat."
This isn't the first time reports suggested that slain Russian soldiers were left to be eaten by animals. Last month, another clip emerged of three adorable puppies gnawing away at the charred remains of a dead Russian soldier.
The short clip emerged on Telegram and shows one pup sitting beside the carcass, while another bites at the inside of a set of ribs belonging to the fallen Russian.
That followed news that Russians have been leaving their dead to "be eaten by dogs," according to an American veteran who joined the war effort in Ukraine.
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James Vasquez said: "Russians refuse to take their dead. Their fallen soldiers are left to be eaten by stray dogs.
"Another example of pieces of s****. Americans would never leave a man or corpse behind."
His comments are corroborated by Ukrainian General Dmytro Marchenko, who said Russian soldiers have become "dog food."
Speaking to the Times, he said: “It’s unpleasant to say this, but their corpses are food for stray dogs.
“We’re not able to retrieve them because of continuing Russian fire in those areas.”
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