Ukraine parades captured Russian soldiers in online videos

Ukrainian officers have been posting dozens of movies and photographs on-line parading captured bloodied Russian troopers, together with some fighters who claimed they didn’t know they had been being despatched to invade.

Footage posted on the Ukrainian Security Service’s Facebook web page over the weekend confirmed a number of Russian troopers insisting they thought they had been solely participating in army workout routines earlier than they had been compelled over their nation’s border into Ukraine final week.

Different movies included a number of of the Russians calling their kinfolk to tell them that they had been detained.

Plenty of the captured Russian troopers had been injured, together with some filmed mendacity in hospital beds as they spoke.

A few of the movies had been additionally posted to the Telegram channel “Discover Your Personal,” which was arrange over the weekend by Ukraine’s inside ministry.

A photo of captured Russian soldiers pposted to Facebook by Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleg Sinegubov — Dozens of Russian troopers have surrendered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv.

Ukraine- captured Russian soldier: "Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian occupiers, they were from 423rd Yampol Motorized Rifle Regiment, military unit 91701." — Plenty of the captured Russian troopers had been injured.

Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian occupiers — A number of Russian troopers insisting they thought they had been solely participating in army workout routines earlier than they had been compelled over their nation’s border.

Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian occupiers, they were from 423rd Yampol Motorized Rifle Regiment, military unit 91701. — Some fighters claimed they didn’t know they had been being despatched to invade.

A type of movies confirmed an injured commander of a sniper unit who recognized himself as Leonid Paktishev, the Guardian reported.

Paktishev’s shocked kinfolk informed the outlet they didn’t even know he was preventing in Ukraine till they noticed the captured footage of him.

“I used to be despatched the video of my brother captured at 2 a.m. final evening,” stated his sister, Yelena Polivtseva. “I used to be utterly shocked. I had no concept that he was preventing in there.

Ukrainian forces detain servicemen of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic who were captured during the morning attack on the town of Schast'ye, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on February 24, 2022. — Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Ukrainian service members look for and collect unexploded shells after a fighting with Russian raiding group — Ukrainian service members search for and acquire unexploded shells after a preventing with Russian raiding group, February 26, 2022.

A soldier's lifeless body (L) lies next to a burnt Russian APC after the Ukrainian army attacked it the previous day near the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, 25 February 2022 — A soldier’s physique lies subsequent to a burnt Russian APC after the Ukrainian military attacked it the day past close to town of Kharkiv, Ukraine, February 25, 2022

“I knew Leonid was within the army, however I had no concept that he was despatched to Ukraine,” she stated. “I don’t suppose he would have been conscious of it, both.”

Ukraine has been pushing kinfolk of the captured Russian troopers to succeed in out to them and voice opposition to the warfare.

Moscow on Monday refused to disclose how many Russian soldiers had been killed — or captured — since President Vladimir Putin gave the orders to invade Ukraine.

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