Go to the media bankStela of the city of Kherson. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Sep 17The Ukrainian military, who were captured during the fighting near the borders of the Kherson region, do not want to return back, Deputy Head of the Regional Administration Kirill Stremousov told RIA Novosti. in relation to Russia and Russian soldiers. They ask for all the status and salvation. They claim that they were not only forced to take up arms, but also put in a hopeless situation. They are forced to go on the attack, using both human shields and cannon fodder, «- he said.
A Ukrainian prisoner doctor spoke about being drafted right after the school, Stremousov noted that Ukrainian soldiers are even glad that they were captured, because it saves their lives. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the practice of shooting those who refuse to go into battle is widespread in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the end of August, the Ukrainian army began to attempt a counteroffensive in the Kherson direction. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that these attacks were repulsed: the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses in manpower and equipment. Since February 24, Moscow has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region and the entire Kherson region. New administrations are working there, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, and the ruble has been put into circulation. Both regions announced plans to become part of Russia
