Ukraine has invited Russian women to come to Kyiv and collect their sons, many of whom appear to be inexperienced and frightened teenage conscripts thetimes.co.uk/article/russia…
In a field surrounded by the people he had been sent to fight, a young Russian prisoner of war hungrily gulped down the tea and bread they offered him.
A Ukrainian woman calmed him, telling the soldier not to worry. Using her phone, she made a video call to his mother
A Ukrainian woman calmed him, telling the soldier not to worry. Using her phone, she made a video call to his mother
As soon as his mother appeared on the screen, he burst into tears.
“Everything is OK,” his female captor said, while others stroked his back. “Natasha, God be with you. We will call you later. He is alive and healthy”
“Everything is OK,” his female captor said, while others stroked his back. “Natasha, God be with you. We will call you later. He is alive and healthy”
Video of the incident has circulated on social media and been hailed as an example of human compassion in wartime.
Other clips, apparently showing Russian prisoners of war captured by Ukrainians, have been widely shared. Many of the captives appear to be no more than teenagers
Other clips, apparently showing Russian prisoners of war captured by Ukrainians, have been widely shared. Many of the captives appear to be no more than teenagers
Another video shows a soldier in handcuffs telling his mother that he loves her and: “They sent us to death, everyone killed everyone.”
In another, a soldier said that they were not allowed to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades, and there were “no funerals”
In another, a soldier said that they were not allowed to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades, and there were “no funerals”
Of Russia’s 900,000 strong standing army, roughly 250,000 are conscripts. A 12-month military draft is mandatory for men between the ages of 18 and 27
In apparent attempt to turn the tide of Russian opinion against the war, the defence ministry in Kyiv said that captured Russians would be handed over to their mothers “if they come to collect them” in Ukraine
“You will be received and taken to Kyiv where your son will be returned to you,” the ministry statement said. “Unlike Putin’s fascists, we Ukrainians are not waging war against mothers and their captured children” thetimes.co.uk/article/russia…
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