INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
6, hundreds of these conscripts, outgunned and undermanned, quickly surrendered and were taken across the border as prisoners of war.They
are now internationally regarded as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention
Ministry to speak alone with the conscripts and observe their conditions
for only two months before the incursion
permission to be interviewed and was allowed to speak freely, with prison guards waiting outside the room
There was no evidence that they were compelled to provide pre-prepared answers.Russian prisoners of war at a Ukrainian facility at an
We have everything we need for our lives
Some living quarters are bigger than others
Prison staff maintained a friendly and respectful demeanor
Many of the prisoners already knew each other from their time together in Kursk.The conscripts expressed little loyalty to the Russian state
Two machine guns for our platoon
Seven to eight rounds on them
And we retreated to one of the positions
And we managed to survive there from night to morning
And we stayed with the commander to accept the fight
I didn't even shoot a single bullet when the shootout started
They started to go around from above, from below, from the rear
The Ukrainians were coming
I already had a grenade in my hand
Now I can at least learn to walk again
But, unfortunately, the problem here is that my wounds have not yet healed
When I stand on my feet, I have a lot of pressure on my legs
unlike the contract soldiers who volunteer to fight in Ukraine, are young men with little interest in the war
Under Russian law, they must serve in the military for one year and may be sent to the battlefield after four months.The 22-year-old
Because the old people still remember what was there in the past
I don't understand what that was like
And the young people, you just look at them and realize that they just want to live
And, alas, because of all this, [because of] us, [the Ukrainians] can't do it
20-year-old conscript from Bryansk said that although his platoon was given the order to fight to the last man, the entire platoon
camps.On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each, some of whom were Russian conscripts captured during the Kursk
offensive.All of the prisoners interviewed by The Moscow Times expressed a desire to return home, to be with their families and to never
I have my family, I have my life, my future
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