There were many wounded, I surrendered in order not to die" - Desperate Russian soldier surrenders

A fighter of the 810th brigade of the Russian armed forces has been captured by the Ukrainian military. The prisoner said that he faced the threat of being imprisoned for debt, which is the reason why he signed a military contract and joined the war. The Russian hostage said that during the latest battle, there were many casualties, but the commanders did not allow the soldiers to retreat.

The prisoner said the soldiers were forced to advance alongside the wounded fellow soldiers, adding that he surrendered to the Ukrainian fighters in order to survive.