The most detailed day by day account of the war in Ukraine has been written by a Russian soldier.
In August, he wrote a memoir on the Russian social-media platform. The soldier was a member of the Russian military's 56th Airborne Infantry.
excerpts from the memoir were published by the Washington Post. The outlet reported that Filatyev describes instances in which Russian troops are killed by friendly fire.
He wrote about getting ready to go to war and not knowing why the war was happening.
The explosions could be heard 10 to 20 km away as soldiers woke up. The convoys got stuck in the mud as they moved towards Kherson.
The commander tried to make everyone happy. He said everyone should be ready for battle because we are leaving the stuck equipment behind. He pretended to be brave, but in his eyes he was also frightened.
Filatyev said it took him a long time to realize that his homeland was not under attack.
On February 25th, Filatyev described Russian trucks that looked crazy. Filatyev walked from car to car and asked people how they were.
He was told by a soldier from the 11th brigade that there were only 50 of them left.
He said that the rest were likely dead.
The group advanced on Kherson on March 1 and searched for food and water.
He wrote that they ate everything like savages and nobody cared about anything.
Russian troops were told to shoot themselves in the leg in order to get sent home from the war and get a $50,000Payout from the government.
In April, Filatyev was evacuated after he injured his eye.
He said that the majority of Russians are dissatisfied with Putin and the government.
You can read full excerpts in The Washington Post.
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