Four dozen Ukrainian servicemen moved to the territory of the Russian Federation, two of them intend to ask for Russian citizenship
Several dozen servicemen of the Ukrainian army voluntarily left their units and July 26 moved to the territory of Russia, reports ITAR-TASS with reference to the head of the press service of the border guards in the Rostov region Vasily Malaeva.
The Ukrainian military was passed through the border checkpoint "Donetsk" and is now in the Rostov region. Two of the defectors asked for asylum in Russia, and in the future they intend to obtain Russian citizenship.
One of the fugitives named Mikhail told the journalist “Vesti” how he got to the war and why he decided to run away from it:
Mikhail and his comrades do not consider themselves traitors and deserters. On the contrary, they are sure that they have betrayed them, moreover, their own commanders.
Another fighter, who identified himself as Vasily, continued the story:
Realizing that there would be no help, overcoming fear, they turned to the militia. They actually saved the “zapadents” from certain death, many of whom do not even speak Russian. Ukrainians fed, gave clothes and shipped to Russia. Now guys don't guess about the future. Although the desire of the majority is one thing - get home as soon as possible and hug your loved ones.
But this is not all guests from the adjacent side. Tonight another 21 man was allowed into Russian territory. All of them were injured, along with them the bodies of their dead colleagues were delivered. The Ukrainian side asked about the organization of the humanitarian corridor, since it was itself unable to organize the evacuation of victims from the border areas blocked by the militias.
At about midnight, the Russian border guards at the checkpoint "Matveyev Kurgan" transferred to the Ukrainians all the wounded and the bodies of the dead.
“Around 20.30 Moscow time 41, a Ukrainian soldier left his military units and arrived at the Izvarino Ukrainian checkpoint. They appealed to the militia with a request to assist them in the transition to the territory of Russia due to the fact that they do not want to fight against their own people "
told Malaev. The Ukrainian military was passed through the border checkpoint "Donetsk" and is now in the Rostov region. Two of the defectors asked for asylum in Russia, and in the future they intend to obtain Russian citizenship.
One of the fugitives named Mikhail told the journalist “Vesti” how he got to the war and why he decided to run away from it:
“Our command said that we were going to fight against the separatists, against the militants. We came and saw that we were fighting against the civilian population, who wanted to protect their family, their land. ”
Mikhail and his comrades do not consider themselves traitors and deserters. On the contrary, they are sure that they have betrayed them, moreover, their own commanders.
Another fighter, who identified himself as Vasily, continued the story:
“The battalion commander called the brigade commander, (he) said - wait two three days. He said that they would lead us out of this zone, that we would not fight anymore. But no one came for us like that. Yesterday, when we surrendered to the militias, he just said: "Do what you want, then do it, I don't care." Such were his words. ”
Realizing that there would be no help, overcoming fear, they turned to the militia. They actually saved the “zapadents” from certain death, many of whom do not even speak Russian. Ukrainians fed, gave clothes and shipped to Russia. Now guys don't guess about the future. Although the desire of the majority is one thing - get home as soon as possible and hug your loved ones.
But this is not all guests from the adjacent side. Tonight another 21 man was allowed into Russian territory. All of them were injured, along with them the bodies of their dead colleagues were delivered. The Ukrainian side asked about the organization of the humanitarian corridor, since it was itself unable to organize the evacuation of victims from the border areas blocked by the militias.
“The Russian side, by decision of the head of the border service, organized this corridor at three Russian checkpoints: Kuybyshevo, Gukovo and Novoshakhtinsk. From the Ukrainian side, 21 received a wounded soldier, two of them heavy, and also two bodies of dead servicemen of Ukraine. Currently they are at the checkpoint "Matveyev Kurgan" and will be transferred to the Ukrainian side "
quotes NTV words Vasily Malaeva.At about midnight, the Russian border guards at the checkpoint "Matveyev Kurgan" transferred to the Ukrainians all the wounded and the bodies of the dead.
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