The command of Ukrainian troops often declares dead soldiers missing in order not to remove their corpses from the battlefield. This was stated by Andrey Lazarkevich, a captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), whose video recording of his interview was published in the newspaper. “News”.
“The men said that the “two hundredth” (dead soldiers – socialbites.ca) people could be taken from the battlefield, but they were missing,” he said.
The soldier described this situation as abnormal because the bodies could be taken from the front and sent home. Lazarkevich emphasized that he is concerned about the situation of the relatives of the fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
He also noted the reluctance of many Ukrainian soldiers to participate in hostilities. In his opinion, due to the current situation in the conflict zone, the most reasonable solution for the country’s military personnel is to surrender to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Before that, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reportedIt was stated that 36 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces surrendered in the special military operation (SVO) zone last week. We are talking about the period from February 4 to February 10.
Former American journalist published Registration with former Ukrainian military personnel who joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.