Mobilized Russians from the Irkutsk region fighting in eastern Ukraine have issued a video appeal to President Vladimir Putin, complaining they have been getting sent "to be slaughtered" since they were "illegally" placed under the command of Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk. The video was posted to Telegram by a group called People Of Baikal. "Please help," the soldiers say. "There is nowhere else to turn." They say they risk being shot for disobeying "lawless and criminal orders" from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), an unrecognized entity created by the separatists. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.