Russian recruit from prison falls into Ukrainian captivity in his first fight
Prisoner of war (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
Fighters of the 46th Brigade captured a repeat offender from Chelyabinsk in their very first battle - a man who traded 26 years in prison for the front line.
A video of the conversation with him was published on the channel of the 46th Separate Airmobile Podilian Brigade.
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In the footage, the 46-year-old man admits that he spent most of his life behind bars - serving 26 out of his 46 years in prison.
Hoping for a clean slate and freedom, he voluntarily signed a contract, but his real combat experience turned out to be catastrophically short.
The Russian system has once again used a prisoner as a disposable resource: the man was sent to the front line without proper training. As a result, his career ended before it could even begin - during his very first combat mission, he fell into the hands of Ukrainian paratroopers.
“His story is yet another example of how the Russian system throws people with criminal pasts into the war, for whom this mobilization becomes not a path to freedom but another turn in an unsuccessful life,” Ukrainian defenders wrote.
Situation on the front line
Recently, the Defense Forces cleared Chuhunivka in the Kharkiv region of Russian troops and raised the national flag there.
Meanwhile, in the south, strike-drone pilots of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine carried out a swift operation, leaving the enemy without logistics, "eyes", or communications.
Despite constant pressure and attempts by the adversary to impose its conditions, Ukrainian defenders are confidently holding strategically important positions in the south and east of the country. In particular, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi revealed the tactics that are delivering results on the battlefield.
