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Pokhorony okurka refers to a type of informal punishment in the Russian (and previously the Soviet) army and can be translated as ‘a cigarette butt funeral’. The punishment is imposed upon soldiers caught smoking in prohibited areas.

If such a violation is identified, the guilty soldier and his unit are ordered to carry out a march and dig a metaphorical (human-sized) grave for the cigarette. The commander gives a sarcastic funeral speech about the cigarette butt, soldiers shovel soil onto it and march back to their base. Depending on the gravity of the misconduct, its frequency, the discretion and creativity of the commander, particular scenarios may vary.

The punishment can be intensified by its suddenness; for instance, the unit can be woken up in the night by an alert. A forced march can be complicated by the request to undertake it in full uniform (with helmet and bulletproof vest). The length of the march and the size of the pit can vary as well. The ritual can be accompanied by the appointment of guards of honour, the three-volley salute and other ceremonial procedures inherent in military funerals. The diversity of these scenarios emphasises traditional, informal and entrenched nature of this practice.

I'm noting this because it illustrates a famous aspect of Russian culture: "Our strict laws are counterbalanced by their non-observance".
This sort of informal punishment arose because Russian military law is extremely strict and usually far too draconian to implement in real life without the serious eroding of morale and thus unit efficiency. Instead a sort of shadow legal system arose based more on practicality. It also shows the dual nature of the Russian officer who also functions as the higher-level NCO rather than just a mission specialist.