Russian soldiers held captive in Ukraine speak out

The officers, who have been taken prisoner through the warfare in Ukraine and discovered that they have been working in the Russian navy intelligence unit, made statements on the press convention held in the capital, Kiev.

On the assembly held on the Interfax Ukraine Information Company, 7 officers of the navy intelligence unit of the fifteenth Aleksandrovskiy Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, who have been taken prisoner in the Chernigiv area of Ukraine, have been current.

THEY EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF ARRIVAL TO UKRAINE

On the assembly, which was watched by many native and overseas press members, Russian soldiers held captive talked about their arrival in Ukraine.

Officer Sergey Galkin mentioned that since 2013 he has been on navy responsibility underneath a contract with the rifle unit stationed in Russia’s Samarskaya province.

Stating that every one the employees have been evacuated to Bryanskaya province by rail on February 1, on the grounds that they’d take part in a joint train in Belarus, Galkin acknowledged that they stayed in the camp established in the forest space.

“PUTIN’S ORDER TO Occupy KIEV IS READ”

Galkin acknowledged that they have been conscious of the plan to assault Ukraine after staying in the camp for about 3 days. “In the course of the assembly, our commander learn the order of the commander-in-chief (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to assault Ukraine and occupy the capital Kiev. Our telephones and IDs have been collected. We set off the subsequent morning.” mentioned.

“CONFLICT HAPPENED BY OUR SNIPER SHOOTING”

Explaining that whereas approaching the border of Chernihiv province of Ukraine, their automobiles remained in the swamp and a few of the unit continued to face by to make sure the protection of the automobiles in query, Galkin mentioned. “Presently, we encountered the residents of the world. The conflict came about when our sniper opened fireplace. We noticed that the native folks had many weapons in their fingers. They needed us to come back again to our home. We really determined to give up at that second.” he mentioned.

CALLING TO PUTIN: I CALL ON THE ATTACKS

One other officer, Vladimir Rasskazov, advised his pals in the military. “Drop your weapons.” by calling “I additionally need to name out to Putin. I urge him to cease his assaults on Ukraine. As a result of after we come again, we’ll stand as much as him.” used the phrase.

It’s acknowledged that the brigade, in which the mentioned officers, who have been taken prisoner by the Ukrainian forces, served because the navy police in Syria, in addition to the occupation of Crimea.