![Yaroslav Trofimov on Twitter: "Wagner releases a horrific, ISIS-style video of executing with a sledgehammer a former convict-turned mercenary who was taken POW by Ukrainians and presumably returned to Russia in a Yaroslav Trofimov on Twitter: "Wagner releases a horrific, ISIS-style video of executing with a sledgehammer a former convict-turned mercenary who was taken POW by Ukrainians and presumably returned to Russia in a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fhds_0KWAAAJGgD.jpg:large)
Yaroslav Trofimov on Twitter: "Wagner releases a horrific, ISIS-style video of executing with a sledgehammer a former convict-turned mercenary who was taken POW by Ukrainians and presumably returned to Russia in a
![Public execution with a sledgehammer as a warning to Russian soldiers who defect to the Ukrainians. What does the posted video mean? Public execution with a sledgehammer as a warning to Russian soldiers who defect to the Ukrainians. What does the posted video mean?](https://czechia.postsen.com/content/uploads/2022/11/14/f55448a32f.jpg)
Public execution with a sledgehammer as a warning to Russian soldiers who defect to the Ukrainians. What does the posted video mean?
![Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine - World News - Mirror Online Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article28922143.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/1_International-Military-Technical-Forum-Army-2022-in-Moscow.jpg)
Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine - World News - Mirror Online
![I realised this was not my war': Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group 'executed with sledgehammer' | The Independent I realised this was not my war': Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group 'executed with sledgehammer' | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/02/06/07/Russia_Ukraine_War_Serbia_04900.jpg)
I realised this was not my war': Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group 'executed with sledgehammer' | The Independent
![Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video | Al Arabiya English Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video | Al Arabiya English](https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2022/11/07/bf92e5e6-460d-4afd-8f64-110d784265ab/bf92e5e6-460d-4afd-8f64-110d784265ab.jpg?crop=4:3&width=1200)
Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video | Al Arabiya English
![Soldiers in Putin's savage private army beat Russian conscript to death with a sledgehammer after he joined Ukraine army | The Sun Soldiers in Putin's savage private army beat Russian conscript to death with a sledgehammer after he joined Ukraine army | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jr-russian-conscript-killed-wagner-group.jpg?1668335383&strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1)
Soldiers in Putin's savage private army beat Russian conscript to death with a sledgehammer after he joined Ukraine army | The Sun
![Family 'horrified' by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector | Russia | The Guardian Family 'horrified' by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector | Russia | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3062c35ca8ea177673ec0531524a347af57e7ba3/205_391_3574_2145/master/3574.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=3793f16a426c7e8805f1fcba5c07f896)
Family 'horrified' by video of sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group defector | Russia | The Guardian
![Video posted in Russia shows convict being executed with sledgehammer for surrendering to Armed Forces of Ukraine | Ukrainska Pravda Video posted in Russia shows convict being executed with sledgehammer for surrendering to Armed Forces of Ukraine | Ukrainska Pravda](https://img.pravda.com/images/doc/0/a/0a297ea-nuzhyn.jpg)