RUSSIAN PMC WAGNER EXECUTES DEFECTOR WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER

Brutal footage has emerged that purports to show the execution of a Russian fighter who changed sides to fight for the Ukrainians and was blasted by a Vladimir Putin ally as a “traitor.”

The video — distributed under the heading “The hammer of revenge” on Telegram over the weekend — claims to show the Russian mercenary, who gave his name as Yevgenny Nuzhin, 55, being executed with a sledgehammer.