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On Facebook, A Russian Soldier Admitted To Have Surrendered A Tank To Ukraine In Exchange For Money

23/03/2022

While war may benefit a few people with influence and power, but for the rest of the people, war is never a good thing.

People may have different opinions regarding wars. But most people should know that wars can cost lives, political tensions, and lots of blood and tears that can last for generations.

And this time, during the Russian's invasion to Ukraine, both sides are losing a substantial amount of resources.

But in war, just like previously said, tends to benefit only a small number of people. The rest of the people are like pawns, sent to war as expendables.

And this is what a particular Russian Soldier felt, when he was left behind.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers his speech addressing the nation in Kyiv, Ukraine (left). Russian President Vladimir Putin when he announced the start of the war (right)

"The Russians are giving up!" said Victor Andrusiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, in a Facebook post.

Andrusiv said that Ukraine has been sending Russia soldiers text messages to tell them how to surrender and where to hand over their military gear. And Andrusiv gave one example of this.

"A few days ago, ‘Misha’ called us," he wrote, referring to the man using an alias only meant for a Russian soldier.

Adrusiv claimed that Misha brought a tank and surrendered it to the Ukraine's army.

The minister said that Misha was alone, and that he was left behind by his unit.

The tank operator said that he surrendered the tank because the Russian military campaign was too "chaotic," that that he didn't see the point in this Russian war with Ukraine.

"It turned out that he was left alone by the tank crew, the rest fled home. He saw no point in fighting. He could not return home because his commander said he would shoot him and write it off as combat losses," Andrusiv wrote in a Facebook post.

"Misha said that there was almost nothing left to do, the command of the troops was chaotic and practically absent. The demoralization is enormous," he explained.

According to Andrusiv, Misha, which is short for Mikhail, voluntarily handed over a Russian operational main battle tank to the Ukrainian military.

Victor Andrusiv, an advisor to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

In return for what he did, the Ukraine said that it's granting the soldier $10,000, a comfortable place to live in Ukraine, and a chance to apply for Ukrainian citizenship when the war ends.

"Until the war ends, he will live in comfortable conditions with a TV, phone, kitchen and shower," Adrusiv said.

It's worth noting though, that the minister’s story cannot be independently verified, and that the ministry also didn't provide more details, like the exact day or the location where the exchange allegedly occurred. After all, at war, propaganda and disinformation do happen frequently.

However, an adviser to Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said that this actually happened.

According to Monastyrsky , Misha's first contact with the Ukraine's government was through the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, and that it was the ministry that relayed the information to the Chief Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense.

The Russian soldier was then given a rendezvous point where he was detained on arrival by special forces.

A Russian T-72B3, captured by the Ukraine's army.

Meanwhile, according to Yuri Gusev, the CEO of Ukraine's central state military company, the Ukraine government will pay $1 million for "every combat-capable stolen or trophy" aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and $500,000 for "every combat helicopter."

In a Facebook post, Gusev said the offer is open to everyone who is ready to support the Ukrainian army and asked users to spread the message through social media.

TV presenter Maria Yefrosinina, the ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine, has announced an offer to Russian soldiers from the Ukraine Government, funded by the global IT community.

"The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the global IT community offer the Russian military [the opportunity] to surrender, get amnesty and earn money," Yefrosinina wrote. "IT people from all over the world have collected millions of dollars and will continue to collect to pay the Russian military 5 million rubles in cryptocurrency to an account, or in cash."

Under the terms of the offer, this only applies to Russian soldier who wishes may accept legal protection by Ukraine and start over comfortably.



This post first appeared on Eyerys | Eyes For Solution, please read the originial post: here

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