Russian soldiers who fled front lines call out Putin for lying about war

Anew video features mobilized Russian soldiers blaming their commander for mixed messages and Russian President Vladimir Putin for putting them in harm's way.

The footage, which is just over a minute long, circulated online Wednesday and consisted of a group of soldiers from Russia's Yaroslavl region recording a message specifically addressed to Putin. They claimed that their battlefield commander wanted them to retreat from a mission yet now accuses them of desertion.

"We're asking you to find a solution to this situation," the message begins, according to an English translation. "The company commander gave us an order to retreat from positions as we were shelled by tanks, artillery. In turn, the command didn't give us cover and gave us no support. We only had assault rifles, and all other weaponry was damaged."