A bus with Ukrainian prisoners of war on the outskirts of Mariupol. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 5 Ukrainian prisoner of war Oleksandr Borshch spoke about his attitude towards the Russian military and urged Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms. scary as they are drawn. They are normal guys, just like us,» he said in a video that is available to RIA Novosti. Borsch said that he was born in 1999, served in the 95th brigade of the 12th separate battalion. He stood with his company near Kharkov, where he got into battle with Russian troops. He was wounded in the back and leg, spent a day in the forest belt. It was found the next day by the military of the Russian Federation. After first aid and transportation, he was sent to Russia, where he was operated on. He says that he is already much better. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
