Der russische General prahlt gegenüber seiner Frau damit, dass er ukrainischen Soldaten die Ohren abgeschnitten habe

***The Telegraph reports:***

A decorated Russian general boasted about [torturing and murdering](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/russia-ukraine-war-life-under-putins-occupation/) captive Ukrainians in private messages revealed by journalists.

Roman Demurchiev, 49, shared graphic descriptions of abuses of Ukrainian prisoners apparently by himself and his subordinates, including severing their ears.

The messages, from between 2022 and 2024, were obtained from a source in the Ukrainian army and verified by journalists from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Systema and Skhemy investigative units.

In texts from October 2022, Demurchiev said he had captured four Ukrainians in a three-day assault on a “stronghold” and accompanied the message with a picture of severed, blackened human ears hanging from a metal pipe.

The Russian general also appeared to describe shooting and “disposing” of prisoners, [documenting the crimes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/russia-ukraine-war/) in photographs and videos which he shared with colleagues and members of his circle.

**Read more:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/20/russian-general-boasts-to-wife-about-cutting-ukrainian-sold/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/20/russian-general-boasts-to-wife-about-cutting-ukrainian-sold/)