Russian POW: I was waiting for my execution
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- čas přidán 21. 09. 2023
- Russian POW Stepovyanko Dmitry was born on July 6th, 1980. He served a prison sentenceHe is natively from the Far East, Amur Oblast. He served a sentence in the Republic of Bashkortostan. It was a special regime. He was convicted under Article 209, "Banditry" for the creation of a stable armed gang group. Recently he was captured prisoner of war by the Ukrainian servicemen. Watch a full interview with the Russian POW.
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At least A Ruski with a brain, result, he's alive, not a rotting corpse like many others.
He's not Russian he was just born there, his father, grand father and Great grandfather were Ukrainian.
Ukie
@@nicholasbrown306 That explains it 😊
Criminality aside, This gentleman is more intelligent than he gives himself credit for. Well spoken.
Every POW who’s given an interview on Zolkins CZcams channel is FAR smarter than the average “free” Russian!! It’s crazy!!
@@LynetteA68 They were smart enough to surrender. That's food for thought.
I used to do some non victimizating crimes to keep from starving and to have a home. ( black marketing alcohol and tobacco.) I managed get a job and later a big pay raise. If you have never been cold and hungry in a foreign country please try to understand. I now am as legit as I can be.
When a bandit has a better head on his shoulders than putin
Every POW who’s come from a prison who’s given an interview on Zolkins CZcams channel is far smarter than the average Russian!! It’s crazy!
Solitary confinement has been shown to be more cruel than beatings. The Russians are a cruel people.
Yet this is the better side of them. There are 'things' that neither you nor I want to hear about...
*SLAVA UKRAÏNE*
They do that in America & I can confirm, it is cruel & unusual punishment, and is very common here. In prison they only do it to the violent prisoners, or people with safety issues, but in jail they do it for minor infractions.
They act like a very primitive race, some times they seam to be more like Neanderthals.
@@Alien_isolationist It would be super naive to think this is exclusive behaviour to one country, but dude, the citizens have no voice, no outlets, no protections and no way to challenge their treatment, whereas you're coming from a country where you have a voice, if it truly concerns you, you have the right to highlight the unfairness and do something about it. IF it really concerns you.
There's no comparison, Trying to normalise the horrors of being a prisoner in russia, by comparing it to the US system, just minimises the accountability of the draconian russian system and maximises the suffering of the people caught in the system.
Who are you? do you have children enjoying the relative freedom your forebears fought for?.... or are you happy to see that destroyed so you're free to complain about everything but change nothing🤷🏽
Yes very cruel but needs to be pointed out we do it all the time in the U.S and we even let corporations do it to people for us. It needs to change.
This man is so humble by saying he doesn’t have a brain to figure it out but in fact, his speech is clearly smarter than most of Russian Generals and even the president. Now I have seen this man, I have now changed my mind there are compassionate and understanding Russians.
Smart people usually think they are dumb, fools think they are smart.
His family on his father's side is from Ukraine (as he says), so he's not really Russian...
Given his origin (east of the Urals) he's not "Russian" as we curretly refer to the Muskovites.
This man my be a criminal but there is nothing wrong with his critical thinking skills! He ought to consider doing his time in Ukraine and then becoming a Ukranian citizen and contributing to the rebuilding!!
He has had plenty of time to think, probably to much, if he was in solitary for most of that time.
As he had no intention of using armed aggression while in Ukraine and deliberately sought out surrender at the first opportunity, Ukraine allows such Russian POWs to stay in captivity until the end of the war then stay in Ukraine if they do not wish to return to Russia. There have been Russians who illegally crossed the border after the outbreak of war specifically in order to join the Freedom of Russia Legion and fight alongside Ukrainians as well
He is probably only a "criminal" due to the country and conditions in which he livedamnd in order to survive.
But what was his "crime" ?
Let`s compare to putins crimes , murdering countless innocent people and stealing perhaps in the region of $200 BILLION at state funds. Now THAT is criminality
I think he said he has Ukrainian Relatives
Bingo
Well done to this guy. He never had any intention of raising weapons against Ukraine. IMO he should stay in Ukraine and not be exchanged.
Ukraine give them the option to stay there and be in custody until the war is over or they can join the anti putin Russian militia that Ukraine sponsors or they can even ask to be held until there contracts expire so they can get out when they get exchanged
It's actually crazy because Ukraine actually has quite a large budget for their prison camps given that this isn't a war on some random militia in a foreign country this is an invasion from terrorists who came to kill them. Russian pows can even earn minimum wage in prison and seek citizenship in 1 EU country. The prisons are open to press but you can only ask pows questions with their consent. They also get to call home once a week.
They can also stay in Ukraine if they wish and do not have to return to Russia after the war is over @@jacobk2323
There are Ukrani sons in Russia that need to come home.
For now, he's a POW being treated as a human being. Maybe someday he can return to his village and tell everyone the truth.
Returning to ruZZia is unforeseeable in any future if at all, it will take decades for that country as a whole to even accept what they are doing to themselves, their neighbours and the sad shame of it all.
I highly doubt he’ll agree to be exchanged! Many Russians are already opting not to be exchanged! They know from other soldiers that they go back are hospitalized for 1-2 weeks then returned to the frontlines again! They don’t allow regular soldiers who return as POW’s to go home they sure won’t let prisoners go home!!!
Its unlikely that it will ever be safe for him to return home, but we can hope.
Most Russian's will be indifferent, their minds have been moulded into zombies.
It’s smart not to return to Russia if I was you, no more crime and work in Ukraine for a better life…
Praying for Ukraine 🇺🇦
Ukraine has said that any Russian soldiers who deliberate seek out surrender can stay in captivity until the war's end and do not have to return to Russia if they do not want to
He might be a dangerous criminal. If I was Ukrainian I would not be keen to give these guys freedom and allow them to work unless they have really proved themselves trustworthy but at least they can be captive in better conditions than Russia there is no reason to deny them association and books, maybe even an old playstation if they behave. They should be allowed to go outside to exercise (not in a tiny yard)
What a bright and articulate man for having been locked in solitary for years. He should stay in Ukraine and not go back to that hell on earth, Russia.
It's a good thing he surrendered. He'll get better treatment in a POW camp than he would in Russia. Now hopefully he will not go back to Russia but get settled someplace else and start a new life.
God bless him.❤❤❤ I hate this war for unwilling Russians. As for the willing, death awaits you, and so be it.Ukraine wont back down. God bless Ukraine ❤️🤭🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is an educated man. There must be more to his history.
Intelligent is not the same as educated, were he educated in Russia, he would have learned to break the law without fear of being caught ie work for the government.
yeah - he was able to form a gang - so for that you need some leadership skills
He's not educated as in formally educated. Maybe he finished high school but even that is doubtful given his criminal background. Thing is he grew up in what was still the Soviet Union, and that gives you excellent bullshit detection and reading between the lines skills. This was necessary to survive in USSR, and his parents had it too and passed it down. I am similar age as he is and I'm from an ex-USSR country, and I am excellent at smelling bullshit or propaganda. My parents were too.
Wow there's a dude who had a hard life. He's 13 years younger than me, but looks thirteen years older then me.
There is only one word that can express the behavior of Russia BARBARISM !!!
👍Wise words from Dmitry Stepovyanko, "Don't stain your hands with the blood of those people who defends their homes". 💙💛
Wow, you wouldn't think he'd have that in him, but wow did he ever elucidate in the second half, best one yet! Victory Ukraine!
that was a well spoken russian prisoner
This man is a genuine good person who understands the political bullshit that governments put to the public & I'm glad he survived this cruel war . I'm a Australian veteran myself and understand his frustration. 🙏 peace be with you brother
he was in special regime because he is too smart and maybe talk to much what he is think about this rushan brutal which is in they are country you cant be criminal and smart in this country
He is a very intelligent man. With a pristine understanding of What's going on in his country. Those are the men that Russia needs. To tell the true story, and not the vicious narrative that Putin cooked up and fed the Russians. There is hope also, because the younger generation of Russia understands what is going on much better.
Hes a bandit, hed probably kill in an instant given the chance, he just hates the russian government, like all ZEKs
You are the only person on CZcams so far that agrees with me on the fact that younger folks in Russia knows a lot more than their parents. Many has smartphones, that with a quality VPN & can see the World. Although some nations forced Russians back one the Putin conflict began, the United States didn't. Bless You!🙏🙏🙏
The guy may have been a Criminal but he was Leader. He was imprisoned for organising an "armed gang" according to the Ruzz state. Even dumb Criminals recognise smart is good for getting crimes planned well :)
@@charlestilley2576 most russians old or young clearly know, nothings blocked in russia its not china, even "blocked" things are available easily. Some people just choose to have the state opinion.. But few are convinced by it even others have different opinions but still support the state.. Mostly its cooperation by apathy
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 I don't fully agree with you, about 'Nothing is blocked'. The freedom of speech is blocked by Putin. If you say anything against Putin, you will be called 'a foreign agent' and poisoned to death or put in jail. There is only one tv station in Russia, Putin station. All other stations are banned and called 'foreign agents'. Navalny is in jail because he is against Putin, not because he did something wrong.
Impressed with his well spoken, thoughtful and forthright deposition on the range of topics he covers.
Russians clearly had him measured as the rational clear headed free thinker that Pootin despises.
So glad this dude survived. There are intelligent Russians left. Probably most are in gulags.
He was convicted for banditry and exchanged the prison term for another banditry but in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, ladies and gentlemen! 🤦🤦♂🤦♀
Slava Ukraini! 💙💛
Slava Ukraine 💙💛💙
The interviews with Russian POW's are the most revealing thing to be salvaged from this conflict
This man says that 'he doesn't have the brains to figure it all out'. He has figured it all out. Very humble. And a very intelligent guy xxx
quite a philosopher
Maybe that's why he went into banditry... couldn't find anything else to do in the rf that wouldn't clash with his understanding of the world. Or maybe it was all the years of isolation and psychological torture
@@1midnightfishhes a regular ZEK bandit product of the 90s.
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 oh yeah definitely, I meant that the years of isolation (combined with his life experiences and perhaps natural intelligence) may have led to his current views
@@1midnightfish hes a traditional ZEK, he expouses praise for the theives code, he makes excuses for his willingness to give himself to the state, a crime in the zeks code that makes you a bitch, a devil. In the theives code no man may take empoynent of the state or assist the state in any way. Hementions this and explains why its weakened by the solitary confinment regime of the russian state. He can be both intellegent, logical and well spoken and still be a criminal, he never renounces the criminal lifestyle, whick would turn him into a cockrell in other ZEKs eye.
This dude seems like an intelligent person. For being in solitary confinement for years he seems quite sane.
Poor ruusians soldiers hope some of you survive and able to topple your dictator!
Dmitry: "Maybe I don't have the brains to figure it out".
No, you've got it figured out quite well.
He had a lot of time in solitary to think things through and as an intelligent man came to develop a good understanding of how things are in the Russian Federation. He also has the means and vocabulary to explain his thoughts very clearly. That was impressive.
Well spoken guy. "police protect thieves from people"
Poor bastard.
The 10-year isolation allowed him to avoid being zombified, which saved his life. The Libarty convoy in Canada and MAGA in the USA are zombification and it is horrible to see the effectiveness of the propaganda.
SLAVA UKRAINI!!!!!!!
Wow, one of the most sensible PoWs I've ever listened to. He'd be better off staying in Ukraine and make a good non criminal life for himself.
Like Volodymyr Zolkin says about his POW interviews - the convicts are always the smarter ones and understand everything
A WISE OLD MAN
He's probably 30 smh
@@voytech3892 He was born in 1980, making him only 43
Educate Russian POW what freedom and democratic government is.
This guy, in a fair society, would have become an educated person that would benefit the society from which he came! He is obviously intelligent!
I've heard several of the stories of russians who were thrown into the military, forced onto the front lines and were determined to escape and surrender to the UA. Their adventures are nothing short of insane, absolutely nuts. Somebody should put a book together with as many of these stories as possible.
Somewhat intelligent guy. Smart enough to understand what is going on which is why he didn't hesitate to surrender.
Wow. What an eye-opener.
Those last eight minutes or so are tragic. All of my spirit is sad for the common Russian (previously Soviet Union) people. Nothing has changed in all these decades.
Thank you for the videos. These really help us viewers to understand better both the russians and the Ukrainians mindsets and goings on. 👍
Very intelligent. I would like to hear him talk after war is over.
Allready Karma. Some people deserve to live and get saved... Glory to Ukraine!
OMG, what a wonderful and painful confession. Slava UKRAINE👏👍💪
Smart guy! I've listened to quite a few of these prisoner tapes. And this guy stands out in seeing it how it is - not being hoodwinked by Kremlinspeak.
He's 43?! Wt.. He's had a really hard paper round! 😮
A good concise explanation of events.
This is a smart guy. He does not deserve to live in russia.
Russian brother, just surrender, Ukraine will look after you *peace*
Let’s see….Bottom line from this soldier: Russians inhuman, Ukranians humane. Seems a common story from these Russian soldiers.
It is time for the independent regions that have lost territory due to the tyrant's invasions to rise up from their oppression.
if only more russians were like him....(a lot more)
I believe he was in solitary for years, and now he can't shut up.
He had time to think it out even if he still has doubts.
Thanks, UATV English.
I understand this guy has formed a band of robbers. Something like Bonnie and Clyde or Robin Hood Was it against the Russian system? he didn't say anything about it but he is a guy who thinks well considering the totalitarian system in which he lived. I think he deserves a chance considering he doesn't want to go to Russia anymore. Now he has the opportunity to live in the conditions he wanted .He is an interesting guy, fluent in his ideas and analysis like a normal human.
This guy maybe is a criminal but really has brains for himself!
Old men lie jong men die
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
great, man
Very impressive presentation 👍
Quality over quantity, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
His sincerity can't be questioned, his truths can't be ignored, his life is precious.
im super impressed by this guy, i recommend he be cared for and given every opportunity to have a serious blog site, he is a real peace advocate
Good people in bad situation.
A bandit and gang member?
@@CaroAbebe I prefer a bandit driven by poverty, than a bandit driven by lust for power.
@@CaroAbebe Putin is both.
Putin' gang kills a lot more
@@CaroAbebe
This story is amazing. 2 things: 21st century? Hollywood writer strike? Even a Cameron couldnt think this crazy stuff up.
What other army uses soldiers to shoot their own?
If he can prove his relatives were from Ukraine and he didn't fire on any Ukrainians then he should have a chance to stay if he would agree to be productive and peaceful.
He has had two serious concussions. Taking up arms again in the front, on either side, is likely to offer even more opportunity for addition brain trauma. How reliable as a combatant?
@@TheInfidel_SlavaUA that would seal the deal for me
I know its serious, but I really want to be charged with banditry. It sounds like something out of the wild west.
It is hard to imagine how far into the future it will be for Russians to again be able to travel to Ukraine as casual tourists or visitors as they did before the war.
thank God his life was saved
People need to listen to this guy while thinking about how are our governments and societies agenda following a similar path. I see that this is being repeated on a global scale just more subtly. This is what it leads to. Think of your children and grandchildren when ignoring what your government is doing because it is inconvenient don't assume that they know or care about us - that is our responsibility.
Exactlly
Drop your weapons buddies. it is a very stupid war.Give each other a hug and just say 'fuck this stupid war'
That’s sad he’s my son’s age I feel for some most of these men they were forced to be fighting
Can you believe this guy is only 43 yo?
😥🇪🇦 Of all the interviews with Russian convicts who have been prisoners of war, this is the most sensible although, in all the interviews the Russian convicts are always the most coherent, for some reason derived from Russian criminal oppression these people end up committing crimes but, It is clear that they are the ones who have the most common sense and knowledge of everything that invading Russia is throughout its history, it can be said that the RUSSIAN convicts are more reasonable than those who are free, I wish that man all the best and that he has the opportunity that he was never given in Russia.
To the Russian people, just leave the Russian Federation. President Zelentky will look after you.
Smart cookie
While listening carefully, there is too much consistency of concept/form; this is not an ad-hoc construction. Someone should let him know that he is not as ignorant as he may have been led to believe.
This and Zolkins interviews has proven. The smartest people in Russia are the convicts. After years behind bars they understand the true essences of Russia.
"... their faces have been hidden for the purpose of safety." ??
Russian empire, federation or USSR never agreed or signed the geneva convention as far as im aware
Your awareness is incorrect. The USSR ratified the Geneva Conventions on 10 May 1954.
He looks older a 1980 born
I guess he ended up in a Russian prison for talking too much. 😃
Talking that much in a country like Russia can be very dangerous.
A wrong word can be spoken before you know it!
Yeah messing with the mind is what solitary confinement is for and taking a beating while serving time only makes a inmate feel he’s not as bad as those people who beat on him as they just maybe are as bad a criminal as those serving time because they may have not taken such a liberty to have been sent to prison in their minds and gain a sense of peace from such treatment whereas psychological torture avoids the body but affects the mind and that could lead to everlasting damage that’s not healthy for anyone and try getting treatment for that while being continuously prolonged is certainly more fucked up than any beating 🌍✌🏼
Crazy stories... this guy was basically expecting to be executed by his own for having a concussion and getting lost.
I don't have much sympathy for RU soldiers... but it would be cruel to send him back to RU.. even if the rest of his life he'd be in prison, it's more humane than sending him back as a dead man walking.
He's no friend of Ukraine, but he's still a human being. And by allowing the story to be told, I think he deserves being treated as a human at least.
In Denmark we have the concept called "open prison". Inmates have to sleep there and show up for a meeting every day. Apart from that they're actually quite free to roam. Perhaps a similar arrangement would be fair to apply to POW that surrender without resistance. Because I don't think that fighting on the enemy side should be unpunished either. In fairness to the Ukrainian public who's suffering.
Anyway, I'm not to be a judge, and certainly not in another country with its own structure. I'd just recommend being a tad soft on people like this guy. The really disgusting people sit in the kremlin.
Pows get a choice of being trading during the war or kept until the war is over. And I have a strong feeling when the war is over.. there will be too many people angry at the government(assuming it's still functioning by then) that he and many others will probably be fine.
He was going to get executed for leaving his position and retreating. He got lost trying to surrender.
Anyone who voluntarily surrenders gets to live in barracks instead of the more prison atmosphere that other POW’s live in. Ukraine treats them ALL quite well but ones who surrender like he did are treated even better. The WORST interviews to watch are the ones of the Ukrainian who worked for Russia giving away the positions of troops etc! I’ve watched several over the last few days on Zolkins CZcams channel and they’re gut wrenching!! Dumbest thing is they’re doing the interview after their trial and sentencing and are doing them to ask Russia to exchange them for Ukrainian POW!! Who’d be dumb enough to want to go live in Russia?? They’re to stupid to know they’re just going to be sent to the frontlines to die!! Especially the Ukrainians!!
@@LynetteA68 yeah, flip-flop traitors don't deserve a gentle handling, they hardly deserve what conventions recommend.
I'm only recommending to go gentler on those that are forced to the front with a row of guns pointing at their backs and dare to surrender to the enemy in front of them... there's a high risk that the Ukrainian side misunderstands the forward movement.
When this mess is over, I would highly prefer that RU is in a state where it's safe for them to go home... otherwise I think that Europe should figure out how to share the burden...
I could imagine something like letting the defectors work in rebuilding what RU has destroyed... pay them a livable wage with the reparation RU will be paying.
But we can't expect Ukraine to be the host for all of them forever.
@@BenjaminVestergaard totally agree!!
Good, so was I.
He has a serious intellect like so many Russian people. So many good people live there, but we all have to bear the consequences of our past actions. We have all sown seeds in previous lives that are now fruiting. May God have mercy on us all, trapped by our thoughts, words and deeds in this valley of death.
Maybe he write book about war.
please pass on my message. The more the read, the better.
wow, sounds like a new movie with Jason Statham.
Why does your disclaimer say the POWs faces are hidden, for safety? Why? They're clearly not.
Original audio with english subtitles is better. Sub > dub.
Dear narrator, please insert some pauses between sentences. Please add some “colour” to your voice. A 20-minute wall of monotone speech without any punctuation is really hard to tolerate.
I’d prefer the narration as is, compared to no narration! His English is far better than my Russian ;)
Russia abandoned the geneva convention in 2014 at the latest. They did shoot ukranian pow then right?
The one thing I keep hearing in these interviews is how haphazard and slipshod the Russian strategy is. At least with their conscripts and prisoner soldiers. His commander told him he didn't know what the goal was, just that there should be an assault. 😮 Pretty much sending these guys out to be shelled and shot at. No walkie talkies, no support. Just a clueless soldier with an iron sight AK. And Russia has always done this historically, using their soldiers as meat shields and cannon fodder. Idk if some weapons and munitions oligarch is trying to get rich or what.
Not as bad as Russia.
my thoughts , he is ukranian all muscovites are ukrainian and ukrain needs to defeat moscow and rename it ruskiev