"Sledgehammer" symbol refers to this case. In Syria one of Assad's Syrian soldiers tried to desert. Wagner mercenaries captured him. They beat him with sledgehammer, cut off his hands and head with a saw and burnt the rest. This execution became the proudest symbol of Wagner pic.twitter.com/lEeGdVyw4z

— Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) November 13, 2022