Crying Russian prisoners of war have said they had no idea they had been sent to war and were told to ‘attack those defending their territory’.
Soldiers, speaking in a video posted on the Facebook page of Ukraine Security Services, said “we were sent as cannon fodder” and warned that “we are killing peaceful people”.
‘This is not our war. Mothers and wives, gather your husbands. There is no need to stay here,’ a wounded soldier was filmed saying while sitting in front of the flag of Ukraine.
Other footage shows a handcuffed Russian prisoner crying over the death and destruction caused by war: ‘They don’t even pick up corpses, there’s no funeral’.
At least one of the soldiers urged Kyiv and Moscow to remove the children from the battlefield, while another warned that ‘no one wants war’.
It comes as a Russian soldier reportedly sent his mother home saying: ‘Now I want to kill myself’, six days after Moscow ordered its forces into Ukraine.
Captured Russian soldiers are filmed describing themselves as ‘cannon fodder’ and warned that ‘everybody is going to the pillar and they all die’
Russian soldiers (left and right) were captured while speaking in a video posted to the Ukraine Security Services Facebook page, which claimed they had been ‘betrayed’ and did not realize they were on Ukraine. were going to attack.
Footage shows a handcuffed Russian prisoner crying over the death and destruction caused by war, saying: ‘They don’t even pick up corpses, there’s no funeral’
Captured Russian soldiers said they were forced to attack “residents” in Ukraine who were “only defending their territory”.
‘No one attacked us and I don’t understand what Russia wants from the war. Mom, Dad, I love you.’
At least one of the soldiers urged Kyiv and Moscow to remove the children from the battlefield, while another warned that ‘no one wants war’.
Meanwhile a handcuffed prisoner of war was filmed crying bitterly and wiping his eyes when a female relative called him ‘I love you’ on the phone.
He urged the man to call for an end to the war because ‘for these b****es it is a matter of killing everyone’.
Young soldiers were also seen shedding tears for those who died on the battlefield as ‘their funerals do not take place’.
“You don’t touch the dead bodies because otherwise the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) will arrest you,” he said.
Another soldier, who was injured during the fighting, stood in front of the Ukrainian flag while talking to the camera.
He claimed that his troops did not know they were about to invade Ukraine and urged Moscow to end the conflict.
“We are killing peaceful people. ‘This is not our war. Mothers and wives, gather your husbands. There is no need to be here.’
Separate videos posted on Telegram showed soldiers saying they were “disappointed” when they realized they were being sent to fight in Ukraine.
‘We were told that we would be enemies of the state and that because it was a time of war, we could be shot if we refused. We were thrown like cannon fodder.
He also claimed that Russian soldiers “do not want this war, at least in our unit.” We want to go home, we want peace.’
Separate videos posted on Telegram showed soldiers saying they were “disappointed” when they realized they were being sent to fight in Ukraine. ‘We were told that we would be enemies of the state and that because it was a time of war, we could be shot if we refused. We were thrown like cannon fodder.
Recordings obtained by British intelligence company Shadowbreak show Russian soldiers retreating after being disheartened by the war, indicating that Moscow’s forces are in ‘complete disarray’.
In a quiet conversation, listened wireA soldier reportedly looks like he is crying.
In another, a soldier is heard losing his temper asking when the food or fuel will arrive. He says: ‘We’ve been here for three days! when will it be ready?’
The third message, reviewed by Shadowbreak, reveals a tense exchange in which the same soldier speaking from a command center has to remind an ally that they cannot use artillery on an area, unless That the citizens – called ‘males’ – are gone.
Shadowbreak founder Samuel Cardillo, 26, told The Telegraph that he had been sent messages by amateurs listening with antennas.
He said: ‘What we have found is that the Russian henchmen are operating in a completely disorderly manner. They have no clue where they are going and how to actually communicate with each other properly.
‘We had heard them many times’ [Russian soldiers] Crying in battle, a period when they were insulting each other – apparently this is not a sign of great morale.’
Mr Cardillo said some of the messages were also “evidence of war crimes” as he ordered missiles to be fired in urban areas.
They were among the nearly 24 hours of material obtained by intelligence firm Shadowbreak since the invasion of Ukraine began last week.
According to voice recordings obtained by a British intelligence company, Russian soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine are ‘totally disorganized’. Above: Images of captured Russian soldiers
Intercepted radio messages indicate troops are refusing to obey Central Command’s orders to encircle Ukrainian cities and are complaining of running out of food and fuel supplies. Above: Another captured Russian soldier
Body of a soldier, without insignia, which the Ukrainian military claims is a Russian army soldier killed in battle in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine
In another sign that morale is falling, a senior US defense official said new York Times On Tuesday, some soldiers “deliberately poked holes” in the petrol tanks of their vehicles in the hope of escaping the war.
Parts of the Russian military are still using analog ‘walkie talkie’ two-way radios, making them more vulnerable to interception.
Ukrainian forces are said to have had no problem jamming Russian communications and interrupting them with the sound of their national anthem.
Another recording obtained by Shadowbreak is said of a soldier bursting into tears, pleading with his command: ‘…it’s slow, it’s slow.’
The communication is also said to show that the soldiers were told that they would have less resistance if they entered Ukraine.
Instead, Ukrainian forces are now in their seventh day of resistance to a Russian attack and several videos show civilians confronting invading soldiers and convoys.
Two Russian soldiers – believed to be Rafik Rahmankulov, 19 (left) and Magomad Magomdov, 26, from Kizlyert (right) – were captured by Ukrainian forces in the east of the country.
The crew of a Russian BMP combat vehicle are seen face to face, their jackets pulled over their heads (left) after being captured by Ukrainian forces (their vehicle is pictured, right)
The new recording comes after dozens of online videos captured Russian soldiers marching to Ukraine on Monday.
Footage posted online showed Russian prisoners of war tied up ‘disappointed and weary’ after failing to breach Ukrainian defenses in Kyiv and Kharkiv over the weekend.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry posted several videos on its Telegram channel ‘Find Your Own’ on Saturday.
Several Russian soldiers claimed they believed they were conducting training exercises in border areas and did not know they were being sent to invade Ukraine.
Videos posted by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry early Friday reportedly showed at least nine captured Russian soldiers