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Ukraine has invited Russian women to come to Kyiv and collect their sons, many of whom appear to be inexperienced and frightened teenage conscripts https://t.co/xoYGbBzLNe
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 2, 2022
As soon as his mother appeared on the screen, he burst into tears.
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 3, 2022
“Everything is OK,” his female captor said, while others stroked his back. “Natasha, God be with you. We will call you later. He is alive and healthy”
Another video shows a soldier in handcuffs telling his mother that he loves her and: “They sent us to death, everyone killed everyone.”
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 3, 2022
In another, a soldier said that they were not allowed to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades, and there were “no funerals” pic.twitter.com/YfU2WKYAxK
In apparent attempt to turn the tide of Russian opinion against the war, the defence ministry in Kyiv said that captured Russians would be handed over to their mothers “if they come to collect them” in Ukraine
— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) March 3, 2022
!! Information from the Ukrainian Security Service: In the Russian village of Popovka near Krasnopilla on the border with Ukraine, the Russian Grad rocket launchers have been turned towards Russia. Security Service of Ukraine expects the invaders to want to organize a provocation
— Iga Partyska (@IPartyska) March 3, 2022
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"A 🇷🇺#Russian wanderer born in 2000, he dropped his weapon and surrendered voluntarily."
— FR NOW (@_frnow) February 28, 2022
-🇺🇦#Ukraine Armed Force#Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv #UkraineCrisis #RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraine pic.twitter.com/FvsvkK0VVI
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"We have captured around 200 Russian soldiers, some around 19 years old. Not trained at all. Badly equipped." Ukraninan Major General Borys Kremenetsky says. "We allow them to call their parents. Parents completely surprised."
— Elizabeth Campbell (@ECampbell360) February 26, 2022
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Ukraine creates a hotline for Russian citizens to know the destiny of their relatives sent to war. Ukraine says 3,000 Russians been killed by the Ukrainian army in the first 2 days, and 200 were captured pic.twitter.com/0pm3wICr7R
— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 26, 2022
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English translation: Hotline for Relatives of Russian Soldiers and Officers… If your loved ones have gone to military exercises in recent months and there is no contact with them, most likely they are participating in an attack on Ukraine…
— Anas Tariq (@AstroAnasTariq) February 26, 2022
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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is apparently launching a hotline for the mothers of Russian soldiers captured or killed in #Ukraine.
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) February 26, 2022
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HUMANITY—Ukraine will open a ☎️hotline for mothers, fathers, wives of Russian🇷🇺 soldiers who came to Ukraine but were captured or killed. The line for POW & the fallen will be called "Come back alive from Ukraine!" – Adviser to 🇺🇦Internal Ministry reports.https://t.co/JBHaXiUYp0 pic.twitter.com/6zrmK5dscb
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) February 26, 2022
3) “If your loved one is captive with us, you can leave for your husband, his son a short cut.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) February 26, 2022
A little later there will be an official statement of the 🇺🇦 Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on this issue.” pic.twitter.com/wY6MTvfuJJ
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Agentstvo media managed to verify one casualty in Ukraine and verify identity of 12 soldiers from the military of Russia captured by Ukraine. https://t.co/oXFOwy6OdM
— Michael Vokabre (@Vokabre) February 26, 2022
The military of Ukraine meanwhile launched a hotline for relatives of soldiers from military of Russia (!)
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