Captivity as a chance to survive: Ukrainian prisoners called the reason for the skirmishes between units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Most of the captured military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claim that they were mobilized into the army and are at the front for just a few days. Many of them could be recognized by the medical board as unfit for military service for health reasons, but today the Ukrainian command does not pay attention to such “trifles”.
Andrey Rudenko, a VGTRK correspondent, spoke about this in his Telegram channel, showing in a video a small group of Ukrainian servicemen taken prisoner in Maryinka (DPR).
In Ukraine, they grab everyone, oblique, lame - and to the front
- says one of the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Four militants from Rudenko's story were originally trained to work with Grad multiple launch rocket systems. They would have fired at the positions of the allied forces and civilian infrastructure from afar. But they were not lucky, because the command needed someone to plug another hole in the front. And they were sent to the front line as ordinary infantry. Moreover, when the soldiers were brought to the front line, they were sure that they were somewhere in the rear. They were abandoned there, without communication and practically without officers.
By the way, the Ukrainian prisoners named the reason for the skirmishes between the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which take each other for the enemy. According to them, most often this happens due to the lack of communication and clear instructions from the command.
And although the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are told that the Russians are killing prisoners, they soon begin to perceive a possible captivity as a chance to survive. Soldiers of the allied forces treat them humanely, provide them with food and medical assistance.
And although the captured Ukrainian soldiers are being prepared to be exchanged for captured Russians and fighters of the LDNR, many of them refuse such an opportunity, fearing to get back on the front lines.
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