Russian commanders are brutally punishing their own soldiers by putting them in 'holes in the ground,' UK intel says

• Russian commanders are punishing soldiers by putting them in holes in the ground covered with metal grilles.
• The makeshift cells are used for misdemeanors, including drunkenness and refusing to fight.
• Enforcing discipline has become more draconian since Gen. Valery Gerasimov took over war command.

Russian commanders are likely punishing their soldiers by putting them in improvised cells consisting of "holes in the ground" covered with a metal grille, the UK Ministry of Defense said.