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Russian soldier had to have genitals, legs amputated after torture by sergeant for 'inefficient cleaning'

Andrey Sergeyevich Sychyov was reportedly tortured with eight others for inefficient cleaning after a New Year's Eve party

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A heartbreaking story of a Russian soldier has resurfaced as Moscow’s reported barbarism in Ukraine continues more than a month after it launched an unprovoked attack on the Eastern European country. Andrey Sergeyevich Sychyov had to lose both his legs, genitals and a finger after he was reportedly tortured for hours by his own sergeant.

Sychyov was reportedly tortured with eight others for inefficient cleaning after a New Year's Eve party. The incident happened in 2005 when the squadron's seniors forced him to squat with his hands tied behind his back. Not just that he and other soldiers also had to go through a brutal three-and-a-half-hour beating. One of the seniors of Sychyov who was involved in the abuse was Junior Sergeant Alexander Sivyakov.

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However, the victims did not receive medical attention immediately and had to endure for four days before being taken to a hospital on January 4. There it was revealed that the vicious torture had left Sychyov with multiple broken bones, serious damage to the genital area and gangrene of the legs. The injuries were so critical that there was no option left other than to amputate his legs, his genitals and his finger.

Reportedly, after the savage abuse, Sychyov’s mother Galina Sychyov was approached by an unknown military official, who offered her $100,000 and an apartment as a bribe to not take any legal action against the attackers. However, eventually, Sivyakov faced the result of his aggression and was sentenced to four years behind the bars. His rank was also taken away from him and was prohibited from holding command for three years.

The heart-wrenching story is quite similar to what Ukrainians are reportedly facing currently at the hands of Vladimir Putin’s troops. It has been said that the Russian soldiers have built torture chambers where they kill the natives of Ukraine as well as rape and assault women and kids. A few days ago, Ukraine's ex-professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko posted a disturbing video on Twitter from Bucha that showed people “shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back”. In the clip, he asserted: “This is not a special military operation. This is genocide.”

Klitschko’s video received a lot of attention online with a user saying, “Thank you for your reporting always.  This is a genocide , another holocaust what are all the other countries waiting for?  God bless you and your country.  Long live Ukraine!!!” Another user said: “There are no words to express how sorry I am 💔😰. This is beyond evil.” “Every sane person in world has been shocked by what's going on in #Ukraine in the past weeks, but enough is enough. Time to wake up, #NATO NOW!!! #SCHOLZ, die Reserve und alle die noch im Wehrdienst waren, sollten jetzt aktiviert werden!!!” the third one noted.

A person mentioned: “Unbelievable and horrifying. If I didn't see it I would have not believed it. 💔💔💔.” The second one tweeted, “I'm so speechles to see all  that crualty in your country, and don't understand why all are only just looking and doing nothing real! My only question all this day long: When is enough - enough? Please stay safe and strong.  I'm only a worker from Switzerland.” “Genocide is the only word to describe it. We stand with you big man, and your big-hearted brave people,” a tweet read.