Ukrainian 'Rubizh' brigade captures Russian soldiers in dramatic surrender
- Brother, I'll help you. You just need to get there, says a Ukrainian soldier to a wounded Russian. The "Rubizh" brigade fighters released a video showing Russian soldiers laying down their arms and surrendering to Ukrainians.
10:01 AM EDT, July 1, 2024
"There is an impenetrable civilizational divide between us and the Russian Federation. Just yesterday, a horrifying photo of a Ukrainian defender tortured in Russian captivity circulated nationwide. Today, we show how true soldiers, who have honor and dignity, treat enemy prisoners," reads the post by Ukrainian soldiers.
The military refers to the photo of Oleksandr Hrytsiuk from Kivertsi in Volhynia, who Russians captured in April 2022. In January 2024, his family was informed that his body had returned from captivity. "His head was entirely blue, his nose to the side, and his index fingers had no nails. There were signs of torture all over his body," says Hrytsiuk's wife. The soldier "did not want to speak Russian."
Russians "chose life"
Dozens of occupiers were taken captive. "Most of them were mobilized and were sentenced to death in 'meat attacks.' They chose life," add the defenders. They emphasized that the prisoners are treated well and by international law.
"Our fighters provided them with the necessary qualified medical assistance and behaved as humanely as possible, given the combat conditions. Atrocities, civilian murders, torture, and abuse of the unarmed are the path of dark Russia. On the front, we are doing everything to erase even the traces of the Russian Federation in our free, civilized country," assured the fighters of the Ukrainian "Rubizh" brigade.
