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[Regnum] Junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Skoropada, who was captured by the Russian troops, said that he had miraculously survived the battle, and after the battle they tried to finish him off by dropping a fragmentation grenade launcher shot from a drone and firing from a mortar.
19-year-old Skoropada told RIA Novosti that as a child he dreamed of becoming a military man and in 2021 he entered the Lviv Military School. Once at the front (near Marinka in the DPR), he discovered that experienced fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prefer to send recruits to hot places. Unit leaders ordered him and other soldiers to dig trenches on the front line, one of the most dangerous spots, Skoropad said.
A battle ensued, in which the soldier was injured, lost a lot of blood and tried to surrender. Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces assisted him, and at the same time, former own colleagues tried to finish him off, Skoropad noted.
“Then our drone flew in and dropped a VOG (fragmentation grenade shot. - Approx. ed.) Between me and your guys. I think so, mine saw that I was in captivity, but they did it on purpose so that I would not give anything to the Russians,” the fighter told reporters.
Skoropada also noted that he did not expect such a kind and caring attitude towards himself in captivity. Also, unable to restrain himself from tears, he said, addressing his relatives: "I am alive."
Earlier, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the authorities of the new regions of the country, as well as Western experts noted that the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to surrender more often. The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are aware of the humane treatment of them in Russia, and they are aware of the senselessness of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and therefore the surrender has become “general”, said in August 2023 a former Pentagon adviser, Colonel Douglas McGregor.
On August 17, it was reported that three Ukrainian soldiers had crossed the Dnieper in a boat and surrendered to Russian soldiers due to starvation in positions, poor command attitudes, and lack of combat training. The "preparation" lasted only five days, after which the fighters were sent immediately to the front line, where the heads of the units never appeared, the prisoners told Russian journalists.
Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who are aware of the criminality of the orders of their leadership to shell the peaceful quarters of cities and villages in Russia, should either point their weapons against the Kiev regime, or capitulate, in which case they are guaranteed a dignified and humane treatment, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on August 18.
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