Quotes of Russian soldiers in Chechnya

[Dennis G]

Just some Quotes I found looking up info on the war in Chechnya




"I remember a Chechen female sniper. We just tore her apart with two armored personnel carriers, having tied her ankles with steel cables. There was a lot of blood, but the boys needed it." - russian soldier

"Without atrocities, we'll get nowhere in Chechnya. We have to be cruel to them. Otherwise, we'll achieve nothing." - 21-year-old russian soldier

"You don't make it obvious, and they don't look too hard. Everyone understands that's the way it works." - 21-year-old russian soldier is being confident that authorities will make no serious effort to investigate war zone misconduct.

"What kind of human rights can there be in wartime? It's fine to violate human rights within certain limits." - 31-year-old russian police commando

"The easiest way is to heat your bayonet over charcoal, and when it's red-hot, to put it on their (Chechen) bodies, or stab them slowly. You need to make sure they feel as much pain as possible. The main thing is to have them (Chechens) die slowly. You don't want them to die fast, because a fast death is an easy death. They should get the full treatment. They should get what they deserve. On one hand it looks like an atrocity, but on the other hand, it's easy to get used to. I killed about nine people this way. I remember all of them." - Andrei, russian soldier

"Cutting ears may seem savage to some, but it has its explanations," said one commander. "It's an old tradition among the special forces--you cut off the ears of the enemy in order to later lay them on the tombstone of your friend who was killed in the war. . . . It's not a manifestation of barbarism. It's just our way of telling our deceased mate: Rest in peace. You have been avenged." - 33-year-old russian army officer

"I would kill all the (Chechen) men I met during mopping-up operations. I didn't feel sorry for them one bit." - Boris, russian soldier

"I remember a Chechen female sniper. She didn't have any chance of making it to the authorities. We just tore her apart with two armored personnel carriers, having tied her ankles with steel cables. There was a lot of blood, but the boys needed it." - Boris, russian soldier

"We would also throw fighters off the helicopters before landing. The trick was to pick the right altitude. We didn't want them to die right away. We wanted them to suffer before they died. Maybe it's cruel, but in a war, that's almost the only way to dull the fear and sorrow of losing your friends." - Boris, russian soldier

"Our hatred is against all Chechens, not just the individual enemies who killed your friends." - 23-year-old russian army officer

"It's much easier to kill them all (Chechens). It takes less time for them to die than to grow." - Valery, russian personnel officer

"So there will be one Chechen less on the planet, so what? Who will cry for him?" - Gennady, 24-year-old russian paratrooper

"I hated them when I fought in Chechnya, and I hate them now. I can't even watch TV when it shows Chechens--I feel all my muscles start to ache and I want to smash something." - Gennady, 24-year-old russian paratrooper

"Our commander told us all the time, 'There's no such thing as a Chechen civilian.' " - russian conscript

"It's easy for a person to get away with almost everything. You take this wretched Chechen down into a basement or a cellar under the guise of checking his documents in a quiet place. And then you just knock him off the way you want. There are no eyewitnesses, and no one will say anything." - Denis, russian major with the elite police forces

"Neither I nor the president has ever said there are no violations of human rights in Chechnya." - Vladimir A. Kalamanov, President Putin's special representative for human rights in Chechnya

"There are not enough psychologists in all of Russia to treat those who are returning." - 40-year-old russian police officer about new generation of troubled Russian soldiers with deep psychological problems, many of whom are violent.

[Jooglae]

I guess those young Russians are seriously troubled. Even though I was a marine in Korea(and they certainly brainwash you good), I think Russian drill sergeants went over the thin red line in training their men to be vicious killing machines. They'll carry that psychological scar with themselves for life, as my grandfather(a lieutenant during the Korean War) did.

Those comments kinda remind me of My Lai.....

[Dmitri]

Where did you get this from?

[usa320]

I agree the source needs to be considered...

because if its from something like the CHechen Brotherhood of Mean Rebels or something of course it will say something like that.

HOWEVER i would not be surprised if there are elements inside the Russian military that would commit such atrocities. In the post cold war era their army is rather disorganized, under pay, and frankly, most of their soldiers could use a few weeks of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings...

[Saranof]

I agree the source needs to be considered...

because if its from something like the CHechen Brotherhood of Mean Rebels or something of course it will say something like that.


Yeah, it's probly the evil commies again.

[Dennis G]

I will just look at my computers history and get back to you and post the URL ok I might have to do some searching for the web site. I just found it when looking up info on the war.

[martinexsquaddie]

would'nt be suprised if it was all true seen lots of bad stories coming out of chenya for a long time.
The Russian Army never been big on Human rights. The red army was always barely civillised. Few western countries have said anything bad about chenya certainly no call for the UN to get invovled ala Iraq or the west Bank. Russian way of dealing with the media Shoot on sight or if that does'nt work abduct and murder them and blame the rebels :roll:
Putin can do what he likes now he's part of the war on terror :P
Don't you feel like the worlds a safer place with our trusted allies :lol:

[koster]

Most of these comments are bull, you (or the site that had 'em) probably
found them on a kavkazcenter or some other BS site....
but yeah, s*** like that happens, there are f*****ups in every army, and in every war...
alos, if you all think that what our soldiers do is too harsh or whatever, then I suggest you go n talk to those poor chechens, and ask them what they do to us! if your too lazy or whatever to do that, then Ill tell you about a few things they do: often when they'll get a prisoner, they'll cut his head and **** off, stick it in his mouth, tie his head to an RPG (with a rope or with some kind of wire..) and then fire it at russian positions...
They also like to nail their prisoners/enemies to a cross, and cut his stomach open, cut his ears off, ****, or whatever they feel like cutting off/open..
and the snipers, snipers are very friendly, theyll shoot you in the legs (knees most of the time), and then wait for the medics to come, and when they do, they'll kill 'em, and wait for more...
they also like to shoot guys in the nuts.
another thing they like to do, is to cut their prisoners head off (I'm sure everyone is familiar ith that), and then put them on the sticks or something, near their positions. They also hang dead bodys in the windows, and doorways, also, they like to shoot or stab people in the stomach (that way they die and suffer longer..)
but dude, why am I telling you all this??
I mean, after all, they are just poor freedom fighters, who want to have their own country, so they can make some money by selling slaves, drugs, guns, you name it....and they also want to make the whole Kavkaz region a mislim country with screwed up muslim laws, rules..
And they've got plenty of friends who helps them,yoiu know, like Iran, Turkey, UK ( a few companies suppliyed them with weapons, and knowledge/advisors, after the first war (1996).)
so....whatever, I think, I'm just wasting my tame here......