Overview
- The Sunday Times published Ukrainian intelligence material that alleges cannibalism by Russian soldiers and said image checks found no AI edits while a surgeon judged the wounds unlike battle injuries.
- The materials point to at least five separate incidents, based on intercepted Telegram chats, photos and audio recordings said to involve Russian officers.
- One detailed allegation places a November 2025 case near Myrnohrad, where a soldier known as “Khromoy” allegedly killed two comrades and tried to grind a leg before he was shot after opening fire.
- Russia’s embassy in London dismissed the accusations as fabrications, and other outlets have not independently verified the photos, audio or chat logs.
- Reporting links the alleged acts to severe food shortages in Russian units during winter, with accounts of expired rations and weeks without supplies, while separate coverage has documented recent shortages on the Ukrainian side as well.