A Russian soldier surrendered by writing ‘Please take me prisoner, I want to live’ on cardboard seen by a drone, units say

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-soldier-surrender-message-drone-ukraine-2026-1

10 Comments

  1. Illustrious-Jump-590 on

    I do feel bad for many of the soldiers. We know some are literal criminals without an ounce of remorse but there are probably plenty who also don’t want to be there at all.

  2. The-marx-channel on

    It just makes me sad that this war has to enter it’s 4th year. Putin can end this and any moment, but his evil mind can’t understand peace.

  3. Why is one soldier surrendering a worldnews? I mean yes, obviously, propaganda, but come on.

  4. Question: aren’t those very soldiers volunteers or mercenaries bound to contracts? Basically paid to kill then have a sudden change of heart?

  5. Human-Departure-9717 on

    I hate what Putin and his cronies have done. I have resentment to the Russian people for refusing to do anything to stop this. But my heart breaks for the conscripts who are forced into this as well. If people haven’t seen the footage, I don’t know what to say. Its horrifying. Its terrible and anyone would with any amount of empathy should be able to see how fucked this is for both sides. Far more for Ukraine, far, far more. But there are plenty of young men forced to the lines under threat of literal execution into the hellacape that is that Frontline. Fuck Putin and every other despot who allows this to happen.