Russian soldiers are stated to be calling a ‘surrender hotline’ in their droves given that Vladimir Putin’s statement of partial mobilisation.
Andriy Yusov, a representative for Ukraine’s military intelligence, stated some 2,000 individuals had actually called the ‘I Want To Live’ hotline in current weeks.
He informed the Ukrainska Pravda paper: ‘The hotline has received a lot of calls from Russians who were called up recently, and even from some who haven’ t even been called yet.
‘They’ re calling and asking, “What should I do if I get called up? What do I have to do, what’s the right way to surrender?”’.
The variety of calls have actually apparently increased greatly given that the Kharkiv offensive and as Russia deals with additional obstacles in the war.
While some are brand-new conscripts, others are soldiers tired of combating Putin’s bloody fights.
Mr Yusov’s remarks come as brand-new video footage reveals the minute Russian soldiers connect a white flag to the turret of their tank.
The three-man team clamber out of the armoured car with their hands up after being involved in Kyiv’s blitz to recover Kherson district.
Ukraine regained 3 more towns from Russian intruders today– putting its army within 60 miles of Kherson city, as their advance along the southern front continued.
Moscow struck back with rocket attacks near to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. Two individuals were eliminated and 5 others, consisting of a three-year-old woman, were injured when a rocket struck a block of flats in the city.
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov promised Kyiv’s advances would be reversed, and hinted Russia may attempt to include more Ukrainian areas beyond the 4 it annexed recently.
He likewise rejected claims that 700,000 Russians have actually run away the nation given that President Putin purchased the ‘partial mobilisation’ of military reserves.
But domestic fury at Moscow’s current losses continues.
One speaker on state television, Vladimir Solovyov, has actually required army generals to be shot.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in Russian in his nighttime address to inform Mr Putin he had actually currently lost the war. ‘
He stated: ‘You have lost because on the 224th day of full-scale war, you have to explain why this is all necessary. More and more Russians are realising they must die simply because one person does not want to end the war.’
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