A RUSSIAN convict soldier allegedly shot dead six of his own comrades including his commander before fleeing.

A major manhunt is now underway for Junior Sergeant Yuri Galushko, 57, as the Kremlin fears he may be attempting to surrender to Ukraine.

Galushko reportedly shot his fellow troops in the heart and chest at close range as they slept yesterday in a a killing spree that has sent shockwaves through the Russian military.

He is said to have belonged to the howitzer artillery battalion of the 10th Tank Regiment who were positioned in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in Ukraine's southeast.

Galushko fled with his AK-12 Kalashnikov gas-operated assault rifle.

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