The five-minute audio clip, released by Ukraine's intelligence agency, appears to capture the internal rifts between Vladimir Putin's men, with some apparently being forced to shoot dead any deserters. In the audio, described by Ukraine as an intercepted phone call between a Russian soldier and his wife, the man describes how his commander has ordered him to 'wipe out' any Russian troops who flee from the front line. The Russian soldier said that new recruits, many of whom are prisoners, are on the front line and his unit has been positioned on a second line to shoot anyone who tries to run away.