Grisly footage shows pigs gorging on body of Russian captain in Ukraine

Horrifying video has emerged online showing an uncomfortable reality in Ukraine after months of brutal combat in the mud. WARNING: Graphic

The half-dozen hogs munching on their prey are pictured next to some damaged buildings.

WARNING: Graphic

Horrifying video that emerged online this week shows a drove of pigs in Ukraine devouring what appears to be the body of a man described as a Russian army captain.

The graphic 14-second cellphone recording was shared on the controversial Cargo 200 Telegram channel, where Ukrainian defenders have been posting gory photos and videos of dead Russian soldiers in an apparent attempt to stoke political unrest there.

The term “Cargo 200” refers to Russian military code for the transportation of fatalities from the battlefield.

The video posted on the Telegram channel depicts six large farm hogs standing over what looks like a human corpse. At least four of the pigs appear to be actively gorging on the remains.

The man filming the video says in Ukrainian that the dead man was a Russian captain.

The Post could not independently verify the video’s authenticity.

The 14-second clip was shared Thursday on the pro-Ukrainian Cargo 200 Telegram channel.

The half-dozen hogs munching on their prey are pictured next to some damaged buildings.

It is unknown where the recording was taken, but it features images of heavily damaged buildings.

Other recent videos shared on the Telegram channel show mangled corpses of Russian troops left in a muddy, waterlogged clearing.

“Putin is sending cannon fodder to its death,” the caption reads, referring to the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent decree ordering the mobilization of at least 300,000 reservists to bolster its battered forces amid Kyiv’s counter-offensive.

Some of the new conscripts were reportedly being sent to the front lines in Ukraine without any training.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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