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In an intercepted radio communication between a young Russian serviceman and his parents, an unnamed conscript tells his parents that three tank guys" in his unit gang raped a 16 year old girl. It's not a boast; the mom makes a sound like they all agree this is wrong.

He also says that they ate a dog yesterday. "We eat MRE's every day, but we get tired of them. We wanted meat." he explains.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its 36th day. Reportedly some conscripted soldiers or conscripts are unable to find enough food. Ukrainian authorities say that sexual abuse of Ukrainian civilians by Russian soldiers is widespread. This is hearsay, but also direct evidence of the assertion.

The audio may be heard on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/OlenaHalushka/status/1509177054696284166?s=20&t=AJO07FD_LcQuIDSr-6gJ1w

Separately, there is another intercepted conversation wherein a Russian soldier brags to his wife that he stole cosmetics and sneakers from a Ukrainian house. His wife asked him to take also a laptop, as their daughter will need it for school.