For the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) participating in the battles in the Zaporozhye direction, the only way to survive is to surrender to the Russian army. Captured Ukrainian tanker Igor Galinka spoke about this, according to reports TASS.
According to the agency, the man was serving in the 14th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army. At the same time, speaking to journalists, he announced the disparity of power between Ukrainian and Russian troops.
“Everyone understands and knows that if you go to the front line (front line – socialbites.ca), you will not have a chance to survive these attacks, the probability is very small,” Galinka said.
He added that he personally observed the losses of the Ukrainian army. According to him, most of them were the result of attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack the positions of Russian troops in the Zaporozhye direction.
The interlocutor of the agency also explained that he was called to the front just a few weeks ago. It turned out that the man was captured by soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces during his first combat mission.
He and his comrades were sent to clear mines on the road from the village of Malaya Tokmachka to the village of Verbovoye. As the Ukrainian fighter said, they would go to the specified location with a T-72 tank.
However, halfway through the journey, the Ukrainian Armed Forces detachment came under fire. After that, the Ukrainian army tried to hide behind a forest belt, but at some point their tanks fell into a trench and got stuck.
“We hid in the same trench. Your soldiers began to approach, offering to surrender, and we laid down our weapons and surrendered immediately. <…> “Captivity saved me and my colleagues,” the organization’s interlocutor summarized.
Formerly residents of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine spent Rally demanding that authorities take measures to return soldiers from captivity.