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Russian serviceman who threatened Putin with mutiny freed after 11 days in jail <p>A Russian serviceman who recorded a video address to Vladimir Putin threatening a military mutiny has been freed after 11 days of administrative detention. Alexander Lunin announced his release on social media, and the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo confirmed the news.<p>

Russian soldier threatens to turn weapons on Putin as Vlad may face ... Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Comment now A RUSSIAN soldier has threatened to turn weapons on Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tyrant stares down the barrel of another rebellion. One veteran who vented his outrage at the bloody invasion of Ukraine in a viral social media post has vowed to spark an uprising if Putin doesn’t “tell the truth”. Sign up to The Irish Sun’s daily newsletter Thank you! 6 Russian army veteran Alexander Lunin has threatened to stage an uprising Credit: Reuters 6 Putin is accused of torturing his own troops Credit: AP Advertisement The ex-soldier, called Alexander Lunin, declared he would launch a rebellion on Putin’s regime if the president didn’t meet with him to discuss the abuse of soldiers. In the video which has been viewed over 11 million times, the veteran said thousands of soldiers were being held in pits and tortured “for refusing to carry out stupid, suicidal orders”. He also said service members were being abused for refusing to hand over money to their commanders. Lunin warned “the consequences will be very serious” if he wa…

Kremlin says it will look into 'strange' video alleging army tort Published byGlobal Banking & Finance Review Posted on June 26, 2026 · Last updated: June 26, 2026 MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday it would look into a viral video appeal to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran accusing Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers for not fulfilling "suicidal orders". Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had not yet seen the appeal, which was posted on Instagram, but that it sounded like it contained "strange wording." The post by veteran Alexander Lunin, which did not cite any evidence or name any alleged victims or perpetrators, garnered over 12 million views in 24 hours. Instagram is banned in Russia and can be accessed only by using a virtual private network. Before his video appeal, most Russians had not heard of Lunin, who lives in Russia's Voronezh region. It was not clear if Lunin was speaking on his own initiative for himself or whether  - as he suggested - he represented wider forces. In the video, Lunin alleged that thousands of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine were being held in pits for refusing to carr…

A Russian soldier who threatened Putin with an army mutiny ... - Meduza Russian soldier Alexander Luninpublisheda video address to Vladimir Putin on Instagram on June 25, threatening a military mutiny if he was not allowed to meet with the Russian president on live television to tell him “the whole truth about what is happening in our country right now.” Lunin said he recorded the video because “representatives of high-ranking officials from the Defense Ministry and security services” had met with him and decided to use him to relay a message to the president. He claimed they approached him because Putin had allegedly seen an earlier address he had recorded in June. In the new video, he said thousands of soldiers were being held in pits and tortured “for refusing to carry out stupid, suicidal orders” and for refusing to hand over money to their commanders. Lunin warned that if he was not granted a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on live television, “the consequences will be very serious” and “the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin.” In less than a day, the video was viewed nearly 11 million times. Here is what is known about Alexander Lunin. At Meduza, we are commit…

A Russian soldier who threatened Putin with an army mutiny racked up 10 million Instagram views. Who is he? <p>Russian soldier Alexander Lunin published a video address to Vladimir Putin on Instagram on June 25, threatening a military mutiny if he was not allowed to meet with the Russian president on live television to tell him “the whole truth about what is happening in our country right now.” Lunin said he recorded the video because “representatives of high-ranking officials from the Defense Ministry and security services” had met with him and decided to use him to relay a message to the president. He claimed they approached him because Putin had allegedly seen an earlier address he had recorded in June. In the new video, he said thousands of soldiers were being held in pits and tortured “for refusing to carry out stupid, suicidal orders” and for refusing to hand over money to their commanders. Lunin warned that if he was not granted a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on live television, “the consequences will be very serious” and “the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin.” In less than a day, the video was viewed nearly 11 million times. Here is what is known about A…

Putin Humiliated as Troops Threaten to ‘Turn Their Weapons’ on Him A former Russian military officer has appealed directly to Vladimir Putin, warning the Russian leader of an armed uprising if the country isn’t told the “truth” about the war in Ukraine. In an Instagram video that quickly racked up millions of views on Thursday, Alexander Lunin addressed Putin, warning of “very serious consequences” if his demands were ignored. The 39-year-old father of two went on to say he’d been asked to “deliver a message” to Putin by unnamed military officials and members of the security services. They told him to demand a meeting with Putin at the Kremlin that would include a “live-broadcast audience,” he said, so that the country could learn the “truth” about what is going on. “If in the near future I do not come to the Kremlin and speak live next to you, the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin,” he said. Lunin reportedly commanded a Russian volunteer battalion in occupied Ukraine until some time last year, when he said he was forced out for refusing orders. He told the independent media outlet Agentstvo that defense officials had come to his home in the Voronezh region to demand …

Russian serviceman Alexander Lunin deletes appeal to Putin in which he threatened the president with mutiny <p>A video appeal by serviceman Alexander Lunin to Vladimir Putin — which drew millions of views on Instagram — has been deleted from social media, the independent Russian news outlet Verstka reported. The deletion came after Lunin was released from administrative detention.<p>

Russian War Veteran Reportedly Jailed After Threatening Armed Revolt Against Kremlin Alexander Lunin drew widespread attention last week after claiming the Russian army would “turn its weapons against the Kremlin” unless Putin personally met with him to address the alleged abuse of soldiers by military commanders.

Kremlin reviews 'strange' viral video of soldier criticizing war DPA, founded in 1949, one of the world’s leading independent news agencies Russia's conduct of its war against Ukraine is coming under increasing criticism, even from within its own ranks - and is forcing the Kremlin to respond. The Kremlin said on Friday that it was aware of a viral video in which a veteran criticized the military leadership, demanded an audience with President Vladimir Putin and threatened an uprising if his appeal went unanswered. "We need to have a look at it first," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, pointing to what he described as "strange wording" in the video. The video by Alexander Lunin, a former Russian front-line soldier from the Voronezh region, was posted on Instagram - a platform that is officially banned in Russia. In it, Lunin said he wanted to tell Putin "the whole truth about what is happening in our country." He said that front-line soldiers were being exploited, tortured and sacrificed by their superiors. "If I do not appear live on television alongside you shortly, the army will turn its weapons on the Kremlin," he threatened. He claimed to have been prompted to make …

In Viral Post, Russian Veteran Warns Putin Of Mutiny, Then Walks Back ... Share Share It’s been a busy few days for a formerly obscure Russian blogger and veteran of Moscow’s war on Ukraine who calls himself Aleksandr Lunin. On June 25, he posted a video on Instagram in which he described what he called widespread torture of soldiers in the war zone by their own officers anddemandeda live, on-air meeting with President Vladimir Putin and warned that if it did not take place soon, “the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin.” He said he was merely a messenger relaying the position of unnamed military and security officials who had met with him a day earlier -- though he provided no evidence of this claim.The postquickly received millions of views and hundreds of thousands of likes. A day later, he changed his tune. In a video posted early on June 26 -- in which virtually every other word is a crude expletive and in which at one point he spits to punctuate his derisive remarks -- Lunin asserted that his statements had been twisted. Clearly contradicting his previous statements, he claimed he had not threatened a military mutiny, saying that if officers or soldiers wan…

In a viral video, a Russian soldier threatens Putin with an army mutiny. He says disgruntled military and security officials came to him and asked him to serve as their messenger. <p>A soldier from the Voronezh region who took part in the invasion of Ukraine and runs a blog on Instagram and other platforms, Alexander Lunin, has recorded a video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.<p>

Ex-commander who threatened Putin with military mutiny reportedly ... The home of Alexander Lunin, a former commander in the Sudoplatov volunteer battalion who recorded a video appeal to Vladimir Putin threatening a military mutiny, has been searched by Russian law enforcement authorities. Lunin’s wife, Tatyana Lunina, described the search in a TikTok video that was later deleted but has been preserved by a Telegram channel. Lunin’s Telegram channel later reported he had been held administratively liable for his words and detained for 11 days. According to Tatyana Lunina, her husband had driven to Moscow the day before, then stopped responding to calls. Police came overnight to the family’s home in the village of Lizinovka in the Rossoshansky District of Russia’s Voronezh Region. They seized “everything they found: flash drives, computers, laptops, a disk, nunchucks,” she said. Lunina said she was home with two children and did not see a search warrant. Tatyana Lunina later wrote on the Russian social network VK that her husband was “alive and well” and that he had asked others to refrain from publishing information about him, giving interviews, or responding to comments. A post l…

Kremlin Aware of Viral Video Threatening Armed Uprising Over Alleged ... June 26, 2026 A man identifying himself on social media as Alexander Lunin. Screen capture / Instagram The Kremlin said Friday it was aware of, but had not yet seen, a viral video featuring a Russian man identifying himself as a Ukraine war veteran who threatened to stage an armed uprising unless President Vladimir Putin met with him to discuss the alleged abuse of soldiers by military commanders. In the video , which has garnered millions of views on social media, a man in military uniform identifying himself as Alexander Lunin asked for an audience with Putin to “tell the whole truth” about the mistreatment of Russian troops. In a second Instagram video published Thursday, Lunin reiterated his demands to be received by the president. “If I don’t arrive at the Kremlin in the near future and speak live on the air right next to you, the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin,” Lunin warned. “I’m merely passing along the message,” he added, claiming that high-ranking Defense Ministry and security officials had allegedly asked him to film the statement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters duri…

Russian Veteran Who Warned Putin of Military Mutiny Arrested After ... Russian authorities have detained former volunteer fighter Alexander Lunin for 11 days after he publicly appealed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, alleging abuse of Russian soldiers and warning of a possible military revolt if his concerns were ignored. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW According to Deutsche Welle on June 28, Lunin disappeared after traveling to Moscow, while police also searched his home in Russia’s Voronezh region and seized electronic devices. According to Deutsche Welle, a message published on Lunin’s Telegram channel by a person identifying himself as a family acquaintance said Lunin’s wife had confirmed he was “held administratively” for 11 days. The reason for the detention has not been disclosed. Before news of his detention emerged, Lunin’s wife released a video stating that police searched their home overnight in the village of Lizinovka, Voronezh region. She said officers confiscated computers, laptops, flash drives, and other electronic equipment while Lunin was already traveling to Moscow. She later deleted the video and sub…