How inhumane Putin's confidants are - Russian soldier lit a cigarette on his comrade's burning body

This shocking moment, documented in a video that is circulating widely on social media and international media, has caused strong and divided reactions around the world.

sights, believed to have been recorded in a war zone in Ukraine, show a Russian soldier approaching the charred body of a comrade and, without any sign of empathy or reflection, using the flame burning from the body to light his cigarette.

His act was accompanied by an alarming calm, as if it were a common, everyday gesture — which only added to the feeling of disgust and horror of many viewers. Some commentators have called it a symbol of the total stripping away of human feeling, a brutal illustration of the inhumanity that war brings.

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On the other hand, some voices — especially those who view it from a cynical military perspective — have interpreted it as an extreme reflection of the psychological immersion of soldiers in a reality where death and violence have become a common part of everyday life. When the line between life and death has completely blurred, even the most incredible acts can occur without any emotional reaction.

Psychologists and trauma experts warn that such situations are profound indicators of the mental damage that war inflicts on individuals. When feelings of empathy and pain for a fallen comrade fall to such levels, it is a state of spiritual fragmentation that can lead to long-term consequences not only for the soldiers themselves, but also for the society that sends them to war.

The incident has also sparked debate about the dehumanization of the parties to the conflict and the way soldiers are treated, trained and, in many cases, emotionally abandoned by their commanding officers. This act, while horrific, is perhaps not just the act of an unconscious individual, but a reflection of a system where human life has lost all meaning.

At the end of the day, this image remains a grim and painful reminder of the madness of war — and of the fact that, in the bloody battles of our day, humanity often disappears before life is extinguished. /Telegraph/