![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?
![Wagner denies hand in sledgehammer killing of Russian mercenary in Ukraine, blames US secret services | South China Morning Post Wagner denies hand in sledgehammer killing of Russian mercenary in Ukraine, blames US secret services | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/wide_landscape/public/d8/video/thumbnail/2022/10/07/Thumbnail_16-9%20CLEAN_0.jpg?itok=vOrxWbru)
Wagner denies hand in sledgehammer killing of Russian mercenary in Ukraine, blames US secret services | South China Morning Post
![The leader of the "Wagner" handed over the "bloody" sledgehammer to the European Parliament | odessa-journal.com The leader of the "Wagner" handed over the "bloody" sledgehammer to the European Parliament | odessa-journal.com](https://odessa-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/bloody-sledgehammer.jpg)
The leader of the "Wagner" handed over the "bloody" sledgehammer to the European Parliament | odessa-journal.com
![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
![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
![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/e/6/e6749a8-11.jpg)
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 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)
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 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/b/b/bb9787e-nuzhyn690.jpg)
Video posted in Russia shows convict being executed with sledgehammer for surrendering to Armed Forces of Ukraine | Ukrainska Pravda
![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
![Wagner denies hand in sledgehammer killing of Russian mercenary in Ukraine, blames US secret services | South China Morning Post Wagner denies hand in sledgehammer killing of Russian mercenary in Ukraine, blames US secret services | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2022/11/15/40e1206f-16be-4652-803c-15f1debfc5dc_6ea9138d.jpg)