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As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues in the east and south of the country, footage has emerged showing three Russian soldiers surrendering to Ukrainian troops from the recently annexed Kherson region.
In a six-minute video, this telegram There was access, a tank could be seen, from which a white cloth hangs, coming to a halt near the location of the Ukrainian army. The order follows for the Russians to get out of the tank, and they quickly obey.
As the men go out with their hands above their heads, lying on the ground, They are surrounded by Ukrainians who advance towards them with heavy weapons and search them. The surrender appears to have been arranged by the time Ukraine created a hotline to receive calls to help Russians unwilling to continue fighting.
Thousands of Russians are said to have already contacted the “I want to live” hotline asking for information on how to surrender. Ukrainian intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov said in an interview with the TV Freedom channel They already have in the last few weeks 2,000 calls. Among the callers, many have recently been included in the war in Ukraine, but there are also calls from Russians who have not yet mobilized.
“They called and said, ‘What should I do if I’m called? What should I do? How should I surrender?'” Yusov explained. Ukraine Pravda. He also noted that the number of calls increased with the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine promises that Russians who lay down their arms will be treated in a civilized manner in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
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