Mutinous Russian soldiers are ‘stripped, tied up and taken away in trucks by feared general’

Mutinous Russian soldiers were stripped, tied up and taken away in trucks under the orders of a feared Russian general who has been sent in to restore discipline in Ukraine, according to a recording released by Kyiv’s intelligence services.

Meanwhile, another audio clip was released in which a Russian soldier was overheard Vladimir Putin an ‘old nutjob’ and criticising his war in Ukraine.

The intercepted audio recordings are the latest evidence that morale is deteriorating among Moscow’s forces as its faltering invasion of Ukraine entered its 12th week.

Both recordings were shared by Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate on social media on Thursday, according to the Daily Beast.

In the first intercepted phone call, a Russian soldier is heard telling a friend that…