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Near Chasiv Yar, Russian assault troops are surrendering en masse. Meanwhile, Russian drone operators are killing their own soldiers attempting to do so.
This was reported in an exclusive comment to ArmyInform by Ivan Petrychak, head of the communications unit of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo.
“As of now, the enemy is throwing infantry into assaults in small groups. This is done without proper planning and without any chance of evacuation. Often, these groups include ‘penalty troops’—those who were punished for something, including for alcohol”, — he said.
According to the officer, these occupiers are trying to surrender en masse.
“When we say ‘en masse’— we mean literally. In any given week this year, we have more prisoners than we had throughout all of last year. The motivation of such soldiers has significantly decreased — once they find themselves at the front, they don’t want to die and increasingly try to surrender, despite instructions to ‘blow themselves up with a grenade’”, — he explained.
Instead, Russians kill their own soldiers who try to surrender. One such case was captured on video published by the brigade’s media resources.
“Regarding the moment of the strike: the video clearly shows the trajectory—an FPV drone approached from behind and struck the last Russian soldier in the group. As for why—everyone can draw their own conclusions. I’ll just remind you that the practice of ‘zeroing out’ among Russians has long been known — eliminating their own for refusing to fight, attempting to retreat, or failing to execute orders”, — the serviceman commented.
The occupiers who manage to surrender have a typical story — they go to war against Ukraine to earn money and escape problems in Russia.
“We are not disclosing details about the identity, unit, or origin of the captured Russian, within standard procedures for handling prisoners. Overall, he is a typical assault soldier, without any noteworthy characteristics. The motivation of such Russian soldiers is mostly mundane — money, debts, an attempt to ‘run away’ from problems. On the front line, they quickly realize their chance of survival is minimal”, — Ivan Petrychak explained.
