🔴When Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Krishtop, a captured Russian pilot, was paraded before TV cameras in Kyiv on Friday afternoon, he gave much more than his name, rank and number
💬Shot down during a bombing raid last Sunday, Krishtop confessed to dropping tons of bombs on civilian areas.
He begged Ukrainians forgive him for his “terrible crimes”
He begged Ukrainians forgive him for his “terrible crimes”
He then issued an appeal to his Russian comrades now encircling Kyiv - where he himself is currently a prisoner of war.
🗣️“The invasion of such a huge city as Kyiv is pointless - it will lead to huge losses of life on both sides, and huge destruction,” he said
🗣️“The invasion of such a huge city as Kyiv is pointless - it will lead to huge losses of life on both sides, and huge destruction,” he said
🗣️“I urge you stop following criminal orders, stop fighting, and stop killing civilians.
"You can see we have already lost this war”
"You can see we have already lost this war”
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