'Do I have to get on my knees?': Russian soldier calls Ukrainian surrender hotline - audio
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2023
- More than 6,500 Russian military personnel have sought to surrender through a special ‘I Want To live’ hotline, Ukraine’s government has claimed, with the call centre said to have been recently moved to a secret location to avoid Moscow interference.
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Vitaly Matvienko, spokesperson at the department for prisoners of war, said those who had made contact through the service had been verified as serving in the Russian forces using their personal data and service number.
Between 15 September, when the hotline launched, and 20 January, it is claimed that 6,543 Russian personnel contacted the Ukrainian government to surrender themselves into their custody, often from the frontline. The claims of the Ukrainian department for prisoners of war could not be independently verified.
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I feel sorry for these lads that have been mobilised against their will.
Absolutely disgusting. If Russia were being invaded, then yes - but not to fight in Ukraine for a bit of land grab for Putin.
No country in their right mind would invade Russia lol.
@@intenseninja8241 I don't know... China is REALLY eyeing that eastern province that used to be theirs. Now seeing how week and incompetent the Russian military actually is might make a land grab for expansion, population growth, and most of all the oil reserves that China desperately needs.
@@TOYMAK3R No matter how weak and incompetent they may seem to China, Russia still has extremely dangerous nuclear weapons which they can use anytime.
@@intenseninja8241 yeah and how many of those old Soviet era warheads still actually work? We've already seen Russia's notorious habit of poor maintenance with their own conventional military. Not only is maintenance for nuclear warheads incredibly expensive but they also have a shelf life of up to 10 years. And considering the chaos after the collapse of the Soviet Union I doubt half of those nukes have been properly maintained in the last 30 years.
@@TOYMAK3R It's still risky to underestimate Russia, so extreme caution is sensible.
This is awesome. Gives the Russian guys a way to surrender safely while not allowing the Russian regime a way to know about it. The Russian guy surrenders with no casualties and after the war he might even be able to return to Russia and his family with no repercussions. An absolute win - win. Every Russian soldier needs to know about this.
Their details are taken so it's likley Russia will know. Unless they want to go to Russian prison for 20 years the everything would be asylum in another country
Bruh
He will suffer in Ukraine jail dude, blame on u.
@@Coookiezzzhe won’t he’ll most likely be fed and sheltered and returned to Russia like the rest of
Obviously this man doesn't want to go to this war. Hopefully he is welcome in Ukraine
no ukrainian men are allowed to leave the country. i hope zepenskyy doesnt send the deserter back to the front lines, military law says he'll be shot.
@@pepelepew1227 What are you on about? That is Russian guy calling to Ukraine that he wants to surrender. Why would Ukraine send Russian soldier back to front lines?
@@Ziegeri maybe because ukraine is spent on men and mobilising child soldiers as cannon fodder
If he surrenders, they'll never send him back to the front line.
@@intenseninja8241 What if he moves to Germany?
Imagine your army ducking so much the hotline for defecting is called “I want to live”
IMAGINE NOT HAVING TO IMAGINE REALITY. You just described reality. You basically summarized the video. IMAGINE = IMAGINARY, the reality is that if you are being sent to Ukraine by Russia, STATISTICALLY, YOU WILL DIE.
And no one from your unit will care
Honestly that’s a great psychological move by Ukraine. Making a chat bot called “I want to live” and making it available to a lot of people who don’t wanna be there doing that.
Imagine calling the hotline, surrendering, and then getting exchanged, and being sent back to the front lines again.
If this guy manages to surrender and get asylum in the Netherlands, I'd love to meet him.
Let's hope he and his group make it through.
However he may have family back in Russia. Do you think Vlad will allow his family to leave Russia to those countries to reunite with him?
@@IsraelMilitaryChannel who knows?
Although Russia is said to have a population problem, so maybe the answer will be no.
Well i guess you are dutch, so you should know about our housing problems and other immigration issues. Maybe he should ask for asylum in ukraine or germany. I am sick of helping the whole world except our own citizens. But for sending 18 leased tanks, i am more that happy to pay some extra tax.
@@akosh4926 You were the ones begging mocros to come to your country
@@NaggersandJoggers nope we are just to nice to our immigrants, they just won’t leave the party. We should learn lessons from the russians, they know how to spoile a party 🤣
I honestly feel sorry for the average Russian who wants no part of this and yet is forced into by a few vainglorious elite who want to be seen as something special. Doesn't matter if people killed over it as long as they receive some imaginary glory at the expense of others..
If a person does not want to participate in the war, there is an opportunity to refuse. There is no criminal responsibility for this in Russia.
The vast majority of Russia supports Putin.
@@beautifulempatheticliberal5204 "The vast majority of Russia supports Putin."
Sure, they know the consequences of saying otherwise...
I used to but then i realised they did this to themselves. Same as Iran, China, and India.
We need to stop pitying these people.
@Чахлый
It should be made easier and more rewarding to surrender. Give these soldiers who are forced to fight a chance to quit safely.
horrific to imagine having this conversation
A great weapon against war is compassion.
"you're living on your knees now, that's why you need to surrender, to stand up like a Man again".
It takes a man to realize his country is wrong and do something about it.
The operator literally doesn't answer his question. Unless it's edited to which I say why? No reason for the operator not to be heard he won't be beaten, shot, etc. Ultimately, there is no guarantee or proof at the end of the day. There is a certain leap of faith.
I heard niet at the start of the sentence that wasn't translated, so I guess she replied no
It's edited
Tells you how bad Russia really is when the guy straight up asks if he'll be beaten.
Tough problem: so easy for Russian intel to call the number and learn how fighters are instructed to signal surrender (even if specific signals change daily or whatever), and then use this info against those intending to surrender. Very tough problem.
Surrender to whom ? You have no clue whats going on in Ukraine 🙈 we will see how much time the western could hide the worst lose they ever get
Yeah hopefully they can come up with a better way to do this I don't know what that would be though
thatd be a war crime i feel like
@@drunkenslav2334 War crimes are Putin's favourite past and prime time activity
Or arrange a "surrender" location only to swarm it with before hand..
Hoping this guy made it through. Even if he did, he is likely going to be criticized, gossiped, and cussed at.
Better than death
it highly depends on the circumstance, most of the beatings are on people who've already been witnessed to have killed a ukrainian soldier or higherups, although still it shouldn't be done because misidentification in that case is extremely likely to happen.
I like how she did not guarantee that he wouldn't be beaten or filmed
she didnt awnser his question about beaten and to get on his knees... i hope its not that kind of surrender
Literally her first word in answer was "no" in Russian.
@@sissyroxxso the actually beat there prisoners....never knew
That's ironic. A Russian asking if he should get on his knees.😆 They're already on their knees for the tsar.
I think the real concern was how exactly do they comunicate their will to surrender so they don't get shot at the first sight.
@@eklhaft4531 well duh. I was being metaphorical
This should be handled way better!!
Son , even if you don’t have a white flag, you can surrender merely by raising your hands over your head, even if lying down. It helps to say, “ I surrender “ . In the other side’s language. . Under the Geneva convention, every man has the right to surrender if they feel they can’t fight no more. At the end of the war you will be released in Ukraine, and will be given the right to return home or become a refuge to be settled wherever or make your own way. Treat prisoners kind! It is better to feed a man than fight him !!!
Tell that to the Russians!
Pretty big of Ukraine to have this kind of sympathy for an enemy that attacks their civilian population so ruthlessly.
Well those who wanna sureender aren't really the enemy.
the operator wasn't very helpful at all
I would also have expected there to be trained staff on the phone with problem-solving suggestions. Maybe you just can't show this part on YT, for security reasons.
@@fangan4770 I hope so. Considering where the message cut of, maybe that stuff is what came right after.
She did say that some prisoners want to be filmed, implying (maybe) that you have the choice not to be filmed.
Although I really hoped that there would be the guarentee that they aren't beaten, and that they aren't filmed if they don't want to be.
I hope the Russian POWs are treated properly like we are told they are.
It would go a long way towards showing those few surrendering Russians that violence is not the answer, even if you have to face up to the violence of others from time to time.
It would show that noncruelty can be the answer.
@@nielskorpel8860 Ukrainian Activist and CZcamsr V. Zolkin conducted more than 500 interviews with Russian soldiers. They are fine. What can not be said about Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russians.
@@Julia_._._ Sadly not :'(
Or the translation to English is problematic?
He had some valid questions though
Smart man
You mean a coward?
@@gage2505 nah, I'd say not wanting to risk your life for a country that doesn't give a toss about you is smart. I'd never risk my life for the people in power.
@@a_me_1 that can be said about any country
I'm pretty sure these calls have been out for a while - there's a bunch of intercepted calls/calls to the surrender hotline on UATV, if anyone is interested.
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Is this a joke?
Does anyone with half a brain think that this is real?😆
I feel bad man
I'll think of this when people tell me how horrible it is to live in canada. I consider my self so lucky really
Right? People say life is horrible and we are being suppressed by tyrants and blah blah blah but at least I don't have to worry about being drafted to fight a war I never signed up for or getting forcibly moved to another country at gunpoint to "keep me safe"
Ужас что творится людей против их воли кидают в горячие точки пушечным мясом, нет войне!
Seriously...NOT!
To me, it still didn't seem to clear how and in what way the guy could actually surrender / desertion
A lot of Russian bots here not liking the fact that some of their soldiers actually have a mind of their own, and want none of Putins s**t. 🇺🇦
I was so ready for a " Da. " after he asks if he has to be on his knees.
I support peace and freedom. I hope there is peace between Ukraine, Russia, the European Union, the USA, Africa, Brazil, India, China, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Australia. I support peace, democracy and human rights.
Great to hear that Inverness Fan. How are you supporting this and what do you suggest is a realistic way of getting there?
@@antoinebos it’s probably his local team, and he probably jumps on the bus. Not sure though. Possibly walks to the stadium.
Putin disagrees. What are you going to do about it?
Have peace & freedom without him?
Not in Ukraine you won't.
There can be no peace with Russia. Ever. For a thousand years, Russia has been picking on its neighbors. They will never stop.
@@TehDawg Haha not sure if intended, but great response
Wow, one of the smarter ones
Montage grotesque.
She never gave him a guarantee that he wouldn’t be beaten
Becouse she can't that was a phone conversation not a Video call how was she supposed to show him make a pinky promise or what
Such a terrible waste of young lives. On both sides.
Sigo firme
They are doing the right thing. However, if I was in their position, I would not want to return to Russia while the war continues. They could be sent back again to Ukraine.
Thats nice. I hope all of those soldiers who wants to surrend live a peaceful life :)
This is so smart. Give the Russians who don't want to be in the fight a way to survive and to get asylum.
@@bweresquirrel8279 No one should be forced to die for one man's madness. Hoping the best for those who want to surrender.
Crazy. That's Putin.
The hot-line person needs to reassure callers and answer their concerns.
The translated answers did not reassure the worried Russian.
They didn't answer the part about being beaten. If you're taking on the task of disobeying Russian military command, you need to know that you'll be welcomed in. No need to waste a life if it has a heart.
Its et call home lah.
Aww this is nice
Yeah, right! This transaction actually took place...🤣
1:40 I am not sure your asylum, as a russian soldier, will be approved in the Netherlands.
so the ukraine side lied ?? thats a page right out of their american master's playbook. they must have picked it up during their joint occupation of slaughtering 1,2 million iraqis.
@@pepelepew1227👍🏼
Yeah need to be brown or black, right?
@@stephenmurray2851 Exactly.
@@moderndemon84 🤦♂️
Estamos en contacto
No lo sé Rick..
"imprisoned 10 years"? man that's just silly, well how much is a life worth to you?
will be be jailed or beaten?
Incorrect title. He ain't Russian since he said that statement.
Mi familia su familia todas las familias juntas
she dodged the questions smh
She said "nyet" --- "no"
Hollande is full
Can't blame the guy for his worries. Russias not the only side having some violent people in it.
SHIFT RESPEK Y.
Source: trust mw bro
Netherlands and Germany
CHEK 24/7**
Keep the Faith !
Glory to Ukraine !!!
Could also be called "I don't want to be a murdering Orc" hotline.
Poder intocable respek en todos los sentidos ávidos y por aver en vida y yo dirigiendo todo al frente
Lol, probably son calling dad after doing some naughty work lol 😂
Fahnenflucht, was even in the Suisse🇨🇭Military punished by excecution ~1918. but at least suisse soldiers were defending, guarding boarders.. not attacking other countries
OSS
I noticed that U.K. is not listed as a place for their asylum.
I wish everyone a safe and happy life, nobody deserves to die for the rich.
Y ala orden
That is the right way.
If this is genuine it's a welcome development, However, Can we trust the Russian army?
FERNANDA RAUL MIRANDA TADEO
If a person was 72 slightly unfit who can drive and shoot most rifles and guns could he sign up in the Ukrainian army.
make a wiki how on how to surrender lol
Do these calls happen both ways? Maybe they do!
Probably not.
Yeah, sure. Another "Russian soldier" is talking to the ghost of Kiev.😂😂😂
My Russian brother from another mother
Number of Ukrainian POWs in Russia 28000. Ukrainians holds 1200 Russian POWs.
That’s increasing everyday
Now we get the old archive materials 🤦♂️ to keep up the sentiment for war support.
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Slava Ukraine!
😂😂😂😂😂 Commentators are so funny, probably still believe in Santa Claus and such)) keep it up, guys👍😁
this translation sucks i know some russian
CIA Y
Thats a ukraini calling his gf
😂
Una misma vandera un mismo color
I hope he got out with his life smart man
So it seems that Call of Duty Modern Warfare is totally imaginary😅. Or are we mobilising the players against their will?
You don't respawn in ukraine... nor will you survive being shot... hehe
Can't Ukraine send the mobilized through drones flyers that says surrender or die so that they don't have to die... the mobilized are very innocent
Western probaganda but it makes no sense.
You can fact chect it, if you can.
Yeah right🤣
People can’t possibly believe this can they 😂😂😂
The surrender hotlinr is a real thing, and it has been used extensively for it's purpose
In calling BS on this, the guy is ticking ALL the boxes for media when he talks.
LOL
based Ukrainians
Wanting to side with liberal establishment doesn't make one based.
@@beautifulempatheticliberal5204 cry about it
@@beautifulempatheticliberal5204 liberal does not mean leftist, maybe you should have consulted a dictionary before writing that. Liberal means free. Left-wing means a political ideology that aims to distribute wealth in a way that is more equal.
@@CPTE5069 I'm well aware and that both parties of the US and UK for ex produce the same society. You can define it any way you want. At the end of the day it still produces garbage and allows decay, degradation and polarisation to flourish.
@@beautifulempatheticliberal5204 Be grateful for the fact that you live in a liberal democratic society where the rule of law is upheld. Otherwise you would live in a place where you have no rights, freedoms and your property, posessions or even your life can be taken from you at the whim of a single man in power. A place like North korea, Eritrea, or Syria.
When the president of Ukraine is an actor he knows very well hope to direct scrips for more drama 🤣🤣 ....
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