Russian troops morale has collapsed as they are being executed if they do not kill innocent Ukrainian civilians.
In a video released by the Ukrainian Security Service a captured Russian soldier said he was shot trying to save two Ukrainian civilians.
The prisoner of war said he and his comrades were given orders to shoot at civilians in the city of Kharkiv on 24 February and one of is fellow soldiers was shot at by his commander for refusing to kill them.
The captured soldier said, “Then your (Ukrainian) forces began to shoot at ours. And then, while ours were being shot at, me and my lieutenant were helping civilians.”
Speaking about the two women they helped, the soldier said, “The lieutenant ran over to them, began to take them out of the car, shouting ‘come over here.’
“In about 20 minutes, they noticed me and the lieutenant were saving civilians and an order was given to shoot me and the lieutenant and the civilians.
“The lieutenant was killed, then they began shooting at the mother. She died with him too.
“Me and the daughter began to retreat. My forces began to shoot me in the legs.
“If it wasn’t for this garage, they would have killed me the same as they had with the mother and lieutenant.”
The soldier added, “I crawled to the car and she put me in the backseat. She started the car and drove.”
In another video a captured Russian soldier said many are fleeing the war despite being warned they face seven years in prison for deserting the army.
The captured soldier said, “Many have already left home. Many are fleeing, they don’t want to go to war.
“What is it for? No one needs this, this war. No one wants this.
“They are against it, they’re escaping. The thing is they’re promising seven years in prison, so people are staying. No one wants to go to jail.”
He added, “Around a month ago they gathered us, gave us documents, and told us to say we’re willing to participate in a special operation.
“Even if you didn’t want to sign up for it, you did, and everyone was 100% told to go, they were sent.”
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