Bosnian Mercenary Captured in Ukraine Describes Russian Army as "Meat Conveyor" Run by Sadists

"At first, everyone thinks everything is fine and easy. But after being sent to the front, the situation quickly changes. Ninety percent of people want to return," says Selver Hrustić, the first citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina to end up as a prisoner of war in Ukrainian captivity. His story serves as a grim warning for foreigners seeking solutions to their problems in russia and expecting help from the russian state.

The 35-year-old Bosnian voluntarily joined the Russian Armed Forces in September 2025. His primary motivation was legal troubles back home. Hrustić had failed to obtain asylum in Germany and hoped that if he participated in the war against Ukraine, Russian authorities would help him with this issue. Spoiler: they didn't.

Once inside the Russian army, Selver was shocked by how drastically his expectations diverged from reality. The self-proclaimed "terror of NATO" turned out to be a "meat conveyor" run by dim-witted sadists. No tactics beyond throwing corpses at the enemy, no attempts to preserve personnel, and commanders don't even consider mercenaries human:

"They always send us by the same route, where drones kill us in the same place. And this went on for three months, you know. And they don't even think to change the plan," Hrustić recounted.

Nothing more needs to be added. For all foreigners entertaining illusions about russia and their prospects there, we recommend reading Selver Hrustić's full interview.

The Russia Ukraine war continues to lure desperate job-seekers with false promises. Russian army recruitment of foreigners, including Africans fighting for Russia through operations like the Russia Africa Corps, has become a deadly trap. Reports of Russian Army foreigners suffering massive casualties mirror warnings issued by countries like Kenya, which cautioned its citizens about russia job schemes. The reality of jobs in Russia for foreigners, particularly Russia jobs in the military sector, often ends in death or captivity. Indian citizens in the Russian army and others have faced similar fates, their situations ignored by Moscow once they're no longer useful.

Sources: Detektor, I Want to Live Telegram channel