I am sickened by the callousness of the Russian soldiers and their commanders - and I have no words to describe my disgust..... my heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones during this terrible war..... Glory to Ukraine!
Yup, he's acting all meek and "I was frightened", but that's BS, if this is what he admits to then you can be sure he probably opened fire at passing cars.
@@darkeclipse3769 This Asian dude and a lot of young and VERY POOR Siberian ethnics under White Russian rulers... they really are being used by Putin as cannon fodder. You will appreciate the situation --- of what this guy's saying --- if you realize that EVEN White northern European RUSSIANS, the per capita income for the very well educated (lawyers, doctors, accountants, teachers, engineers, etc) is almost Third World pay (among Third World's best educated, of course). I saw a few episodes of Russian RU-vidrs, living in Russia (like Nikki P, Konstantin, Eli from Russia et al) and the pays for these above mentioned fields are, today, between $4,000 to $8,000 a YEAR. Imagine what your PAY would be, like this guy and other minorities in Siberia (Petr Yan, the MMA fighter from Siberia said the same thing: growing in Siberia was very harsh)... if you're non-White, less educated, growing up in SPARSELY populated Siberia, with most of the elderly living off of "pension" of no more than $200 a month (that's Third World earning in very poor countries like Burma, Laos, Cambodia, etc. Thailand is a bit more developed, so the per capital income in Thailand is actually quite similar to the one in Russia, even though, again, Russia has MASSIVE gas, oil, diamond, gold, aluminum, iron ore & other rare earth resources... plus a very highly educated population, as northern White Europeans, even if they're slightly on the Eastern Part of Northern Europe)....
@@user-yz7ek8fj5i Maybe, it could be cultural, but this guy seems like he thought people would feel bad for him if he shot civilians cuz he was frightened? I don't understand his story, I shot them extra time cuz they twitches, I bet he actually shot someone first but he is trying to walk it back because he realized that he will now become a war criminal instead of just a prisoner of war.
Soldiers in general for the most part. It’s been a long 8 years that people have been killed there now. I know it won’t go on for 20 years like Afghanistan but another day is too much.
My brother, I can’t imagine how hard it is for you to sit there and listen to these things (people). You have amazing intestinal fortitude. I am so very proud of you, I don’t think I could do it myself. Regardless of what they’ve done, you always treat them decently, although they don’t deserve it. I am so sorry that your country is having to go through this. I hope this ends swiftly. Slava Ukraine
These people are not things, they are people, just like you and me. The war is a tragedy for everyone. exept for those who startet it "Putin" most of these people have been manipulated or forced to war.
@@fibiger12 sorry to disagree with you, they know they’re doing wrong and they choose to do it anyway. That makes them subhuman. I’m ex military and you do not have to follow an illegal or immoral order. Typical, it’s always someone else’s fault. Blame Putin, it’s his fault his army is killing civilians and raping females. Wonder what side of the aisle you’re on, not really, I know.
Goodness Gracious 😳 It's like pulling teeth to get any honest information. This Team doing these interviews deserve Gold Medals 🥇 In Patience. Thank You 🕊 PEACE TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦
thre are Ukrainian soldiers present I wonder would you be honest and say everything. Are you honest to police when they ask do you have any contraband or how much have you drink ,everyone say a one glass of wine and I dont have anything. Try to be emphatic and imagine yourself in his place.
@@brizzy991 I do! I say imploding as there is unrest and conflicts all over the world, some due to religion, breast beating dictators, famines because of global warming, malnourishment because of dictators, anti migration and ghettos, pandemics, racism and much more.
Indeed @Zolkin Volodomyr thank you so much for having these brilliant interviews of Russian 🇷🇺 POW's translated into English! ☺ Your work is so crucial in exposing the corruption, theft, fraudulence, and outright atrocities committed by the Russian military during their ILLEGAL INVASION of Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Sovereign Soil! 😡 Slava Ukraini! Slava Heroyam! 🇺🇦 💞 🇨🇦 🤗☺
Hi mr Zolkin ! Greetings from the Philippines . I really do appreciate the gesture in translating ur conversation into english . At least in this way we know what really happen in ur country .what Russians did is really inhuman and barbaric ! GOOD LUCK AND PEACE BE WITH U ALL ! 🙂
Its a beautiful country and my girlfriend lives there. There in the Philippines do you have any personal concerns over the military moves that China makes in the South China Sea? What about Taiwan?
Just found you and want to say a massive thank you for subtitles as being deaf and not speaking Ukraine I am lost most of the time trying to find thing I can understand God bless you all 🙏 Slava Ukraini
Every interview is like listening to a little child, how big strong grown men some with a lot of military experience don’t know how to fasten there own shoelaces. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
It's because intelligent people don't sign their lives away to a thrill kill cult, and the smarter ones aren't on the ground killing Women and children.
From watching these videos the first wave of Russian soldiers were deceived about going to Ukraine for war and had little or no training. The second wave had more experience but little equipment. I have yet to see any that are not poor or from villages. Russian really didn't care about these people and just wanted to exhaust Ukraine soldiers and weapons. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇬🇧
@@davidbriggs8863 no one is giving weapons to gather data, they’re giving weapons to win a war. Also, do you think we’d be highlighting russian war crimes against civilians if we just wanted to exhaust Ukrainian’s? Dumb people shouldn’t explain themselves, you’ll just bring attention to yourself and prove how dumb you are.
I’ve watched a number of these, and they’re filled with half truths and omissions. He initially had a drink of wine with the tankers; later on we find out he was captured stumbling drunk. Took forever to find out he shot one of the civilians but his claim that he shot after he had been shot down by others made no sense.
Of course they dont tell the full truth, they are scared to Never return home again, but his Story makes sense, after death the body still operates in some ways, releasing air, movements etc. if youre experiencing this for the first time in a warzone while beeing scared, under adrenaline, i would not wonder if he fired an entire magazine at the dead body
@@matthiasfuchs6150 You're right, it made sense to me as well. Dude got creeped out from the noises of the air leaving the victim's body - imo the victim could've been dead or severely wounded at this point - and he shot at the victim likely in panic, to me it was somewhat believable* ... although I'm not sure, if he's hiding more such stories he didnt tell anybody and he's deeply ashamed of. What I don't understand is: How do these complete idiots go from allegedly "liberating a country" to r4ping, torturing and executing all people in masses, regardless if it's men women or children, I just don't understand their mentality. But they're crying immediately when talking to their own relatives ... asking about their own kids. This has to be envy and greed in a "if we kill them all, we can take/steal all their possessions" type of way ... likely coming from a "these Ukrainians live better than we do in Russia" kind of thoughts/angry jealous feelings and that's effing terrifying! I've no other explanation for this! & Truly breaks my heart for all Ukrainian people. I'll send money for humanitarian help as often as I can; everybody should. * Also, there are individuals using other's experiences to their own advantage to victimize themselves - (like in the Heard cases Amber using her assistant's story on the stand), so I wonder if this happened to him or to one of his buddies - and he gave them his buddy's story to hide his own, that are WAY worse. I don't trust these guys and especially this dude doesn't come across as very genuine; he might be crying cause of alcohol withdrawals, being frightened and home-sick.
@@matthiasfuchs6150 Bullshit! His reaction to "thinking" a civilian that had already been shot, should have been to administer first aid, NOT to finish him off. Saying There was shooting so I was scared, in someone that had already done 3 years, is nonsense.
@@memkiii Ya, I gotta agree, obviously this was fcked. They are just saying what people want to hear, but he was captured drunk, meaning he was partying marauding and probably doing messed up crap. Now he is describing the least messed up thing he did not to get tried in a court, or to admit to war crimes. Idk if what he did classified as a war crime, but obviously not right.
I think Zolkin does a great job he has compasion and it shows I know these men are enemies to Ukraine 🇺🇦 but Zolkin is a good hearted human so of course this bothers him but I appreciate the way he treats these enemies with respect he let's them speak he doesn't yell or hit them he very serious but quiet and I think he does amazing interveiws as i sat and watched this particular one I cried because i feel like these men didn't know at first but then soon found out that this was a war not a practice of some sort it was there desicion to continue to fight it was there desicion to kill innocent people no one pulled the trigger for them they came on to territory THAT WAS NOT THERES and caused AN ALL OUT WAR FOR NOTHING COMPLETELY UNPROVOKED!!! SO AT THE END OF THE DAY THESE MEN ASKED FOR WHATEVER COMES THERE WAY! but again Zolkin is human and it has to be hard to sit thru these with the enemies and have a decent conversation with them and I 👏 applaud him for that I been watching since this all started and I will continue to support and watch EVERYONE THAT WATCHES ZOLKIN VIDOES SHOULD SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE AND SHARE IT HELPS HIS CHANNEL!!!!! SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ♥️
Indeed @Zolkin Volodomyr thank you so much for having these brilliant interviews of Russian 🇷🇺 POW's translated into English! ☺ Your work is so crucial in exposing the corruption, theft, fraudulence, and outright atrocities committed by the Russian military during their ILLEGAL INVASION of Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Sovereign Soil! 😡 Slava Ukraini! Slava Heroyam! 🇺🇦 💞 🇨🇦 🤗☺
I have watched a few of these and always marvelled at the "journalist" keeping his cool whilst questioning. Clearly he is exhausted. In this case his demeaner was different and I suspect that he knew more than he was being told by the captured soldier and did not believe a word. Nevertheless, he maintained professional detachment. I am not sure that the rest of us could in similar circumstances.
I googled where he's from, surely I'm not the only one that doesn't know. He's from East Siberia where it's factually "far east". The region really has nothing going on and its most notable people are those who made it in sports. He probably is known as "doing well", because he was able to get a military contract.
It's extremely sad that his only opportunity was military. He is well spoken and appears intelligent. I wish these men had other opportunities to earn a living and contribute positively to society.
I would like to know how the moskals are trained to behave when captured. In WWII the troops were to disclose only "name, rank, service number." Then, in US anyway, there developed a "code of conduct" for US forces if/when captured. So Russians give their troops _any_ rules or guidance on what to say if captured. From Zolkin's interviews, it seems the Russian code of conduct for POWs is: - know nothing about your unit's plans or intentions - report your only activities during hostilities as standing around or driving around. - you have observed no local people in the country where you were captured - Generally, for situations not covered above: avoid the truth whenever possible and defer to one of the preceding answers.
Just imagine yourslf being captured by enemy, there are no rules and no one behave bravee and act like hero there is no one more scared and sad to see than captured soldier.I am from Balkan we have war every 20 years here so I know things better than you.
@@77thTrombone unfortunately and there are groosome war crimes we are same people same language but 3 religions Orthodox, Catolics and Muslims. Decapitating someone is usual for hundreds years here.
You are my biggest hero! I especially loved the interview you did when you talked to that Russian father that called the brave patriotic Azovstal soldiers nazi's! You are now my biggest hero (along with Zelenskyy)!keep up the good work! 💞💖😍😘🥰💖💞 I'm especially worried about the Azov soldiers though! I still can't find any proof anywhere that they are alive, safe & well. Please please please find out what their doing to the very brave patriotic Azov soldiers?🙏🙏🙏 💙💛Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slava Zelenskyy 💛💙
I am very sad for them. They are Russian war prisoners.................................................................... I would like much more that Chechens captured those "brave " Nazis who was hidding behind civilians esspecialy those from other countries. You never had war in your country, I have. Civilians never hide in factories, and NEVER EVER they mix with soldiers cause every person who is not retarded knows that enemy will concetrate their fire on army not on civilians. And they could leave the city by foot, in wartime civillians come in situations where they have 100-200 km of walk to safeplace, but thhey decided to hide with army. Zero logics.
@@fedoremelianenko430 The bunkers under azofstal are huge and the civilians were in totally different parts than the soldiers. The civilians had the choice to either try to evacuate via the frontline or fake corridors and either get shot or deported or hide in the bunkers under the azofstal steel plant. (Bunkers that were made for a situation like the one they had). People can also do weird things in dangerous situations especially when there’s group thinking or a certain amount of brainwashing involved. Just look at the chemical plant in Severodonesk where the Ukrainian army has been trying to evacuate civilians for two weeks and instead of decreasing the amount of civilians under the factory it actually increased from around 150 to around 500. The people are hiding under a huge bomb and are now even endangering the lives of soldiers and harming their strategy because they can’t leave or retreat from the vicinity of the factory because they don’t want to let the people just burn to death when the factory explodes and all exits collapse.
Out of all the interviews you've done, this is the only one I have seen that admits to firing his weapon. Are all the ones that shoot, eliminated or not taken as a POW? Very strange!!!
Это жесть.... Своя голова для чего? Лучше в тюрьму сесть... Ну нельзя же так! Сам же звонит своей семье, любит их, переживает, а сам поехал рушить чужие семьи, судьбы и города🙈 Как же стыдно за них
These things happen all the time in wartimes. This guy would never kill anyone in normal conditions. He feels a little guilty, but in the same time he still thinks that he just obeyed to the orders of his commanders.The responsability is diluted. I had the same conversations with people that were involved in other wars. It is sad to see that happening again in Europe.
@Gorgeous George Actually, they have a duty to refuse. Refusing such orders may well require more bravery than fighting trench warfare: if you are the invader, the enemy probably will not be able to get back at your family. Your government, on the other hand...
I hope he gets exchanged for a brave Ukrainian soldier who can continue the fight for freedom! Perhaps he will go home and teach his children never to join the military! Horilka ftw! Maybe you guys should drop massive amounts of booze on the orcs? Lot's of love from a brother in Sweden!
Thank Ypu so much for the English translation. I know it's a task to translate for us so I wanted to let you know how much you are appreciated for the extra effort to reach a wider audience to let the world know what exactly the Russians are doing in Ukraine. ❤️❤️❤️
Great video as usual. I know you all work so hard to produce and translate these videos but it would be fantastic if a few more has subtitles. So much for Religion. So much for his Buddhist beliefs. He’s supposed to believe that “Suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, meditation and good behaviour to achieve enlightenment or Nirvana”. His only understanding of suffering is the suffering he has inflicted on innocent Ukrainians, men, women, children and babies. It sickens me to listen to him weeping and asking if his wife and kids and parents are ok when he has murdered innocents. He has taken lives and destroyed innocent families. He does not understand the true meaning of wisdom, virtue and good behaviour. He’s certainly not wise. He’s certainly not virtuous and he certainly does not possess good behaviour. If he truly followed his religious beliefs he wouldn’t have joined the Russian Army. Armed forces by nature are violent and aggressive. He knows that. There will be no forgiveness. He will never attain enlightenment or Nirvana. The only thing waiting for him after this life is eternal purgatory in the fires of hell. Slava Ukraine ❤️❤️🇬🇧🇺🇦❤️❤️
I've been a big critic of this war from the onset and Putin needs to pay with his life and then some but to blame the common soldier who was forced to invade Ukraine as if he was the mastermind behind these atrocities is over-reaching...then again if you were a family member of one of the murdered victims then display of extreme anger is understandable.
Chingiz doesn't seem to be an evil man. Just one of many lost souls putin threw under the bus for his own gains. I think he is truly sorry for his actions, but doesn't want to take full responsibility - and how to blame him, after what he went through? I hope he can reunite with his brothers, get exchanged, and go home to spread the word about how unjust this war is. Perhaps he can still produce some good out of his terrible actions.
As a Buddhist he has committed the greatest sin, acted with utter disrespect for life, he will never know peace, war is barbaric and pointless and creates nothing of value. Everything and everyone in this video has been affected in the worst possible way, it is almost unbearable to watch. I pray for all and for this to end although the tragic repercussions are already set in motion now for generations to come.
Every interview ive seen the Russians minimize what they've done u can clearly see what there mind was like going into Ukraine. They thought they were untouchable and can do whatever they want. Also in alot of interviews the 1st thing they ask is "how are the kids" that puzzles me when they have no regard for women and children of Ukraine. Sorry for the long comment
IMAGINE YOURSELF BEING CAPTURED BY ENEMY, WOULD YOU TRY TO MINIMIZE YOUR CRIMES. pEOPLE DO SAME THNG WHEN POLICE CATCH THEM i WONT EVEN TINK ABOUT WAR PRISONERS i THINK THERE IS NO ONE MORE AFRAID THAN TTHOSE GUYS IT DOES NOT MATTER FOR WHICH COUNTRY THEY FIGHT. sorry i left caps lock on.
@@fedoremelianenko430 he said he had one year left and had been in for 3 years. Conscription in Russia doesnt last that long. He was a contract soldier. Not that it even matters.
@@jamesfrazier8044 that happens in war, how many times American soldier kill someone even children and women and say I was afraid that they are bombers. But it is not all over youtube. Do you mean mercenary by contract soldier ?
I think it's a human reaction despite of what anybody could think. Into a situation where you see someone kill so easilly you become scared because you see your own death and of the dead person because death is not conceptually thing, you incontientally think that the dead person will revange on you. Also you'r also scared of your own settlement and for your own life because you realise that life has no value at all. I lived a kindoff similar situation during a car accident : i was very scared of the dead person. Facing these situations we never know how people will behave. The guy is not bad i think : he's was just scared. He was also surprised because things happened very fast. May be this is a context more or less wanted by the commanders to surprise people and put them into stress situations. At theses moments things may turn bad. And if you spread alcool on all of that : it quick turns to fire! But Alcool is probably just a consequence more than the cause? Not sure. Sorry for my english.
Can anyone tell me why I keep hearing analysts talking about Zelensky giving up something to end this horror war? Why do they not put ending the war on Putin who illegally invaded? Why do they put the end of war on Zelensky?
Greetings from Russia! You want to know why nobody helps Zelensky? Im pretty sure, that the reason is : Orban, Makron , Merkel are having many benefits from Putins security services.
1. their opinions are bought and 2. ppl in power rarely side with the victim. 3. the don't actually mean it, long term a protracted very long war is most profitable for all shitty ppl. they don't actually want the war to end when they are making so much money from selling military aid to both sides. 4. they don't put it to pootin because they know his brain long gone, there's no point in talking to pootin and for some reason they think Zelensky can decide for his ppl even though he's elected... thus doesn't actually have full decisional control over people that elect you, they can elect someone else like a general that wants to keep fighting to liberate Crimea but "analysts" think he can snap his fingers and all ppl will obey him.
He is being treated better as a prisoner in Ukraine, then he was by his own army. The Ukrainian people have displayed time and again that they are far more civilized than their hot mess thug of a neighbor. Slava Ukraini and to all defending the democracy we take so often for granted. 💙💛🇺🇦
Вполне нормальный парень. Преступление совершило руководство страны и командование армии. Их, как баранов, погнали на "убой"", не дав им выбора. Вполне возможно, что многие их них сами бы не пошли воевать. Конечно, это касается только т.н. "первую волну", т.е. именно 24.02. Остальные, кто пересёк границу уже после, зная, что идёт война - преступники.
Wow that man's family seemed so cold and detached from him. Mom didn't say anything to him as he cried,no I love you or warm words. Ira so sad he seemed more human than they were.
Its just simple...those russian Soldiers know that Ukrain have to treat them well if they want to join Europe...so without Evidence its really hard to accuse them because they can just say "I done nothing wrong i am a good Person" ...i wish russian Federation would act just like the Ukrainians! Slava Ukrain!!! Fairness for the captured Azov Fighters !!!
It is always important to show that you are a decent human being. It doesn't matter if your enemy is the opposite. I think that the pow in this video is mentally unstable, which made him react inhumanly, given the bad circumstances he was put in.
That was so hard to listen to and I’m thousands of miles away watching through a phone screen. If I’d been sitting beside him like Volodymyr . . . . actually, I have no words. I just couldn’t do it.
That guy is nothing but a weasel . His remorse, responses , are very suspect. Soon as he's home, wow that was close call ! So hard to believe the world, especially Ukraine, must deal with this mentality. Best to Ukraine !
It's never good to get too self - righteous! Our own Western armies have committed numerous War Crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc! Even the UN civilian stuff has some undesirables among them, there were allegations of rapes, molested children, etc.. And none were ever held accountable, just quickly sent home! Humility goes a long way! You don't know how you would have behaved under the same circumstances! You only think you do..
This guy is so guilty he is scared for what he did . He killed innocent people maybe laughing and being so jovial of his deeds. He never thought he could be on the opposite side as a pow. He behaves like a petty thief. He has alot of pride. Well, pride comes before a fall.
A lot of Russian army soldiers come from disadvantaged economic backgrounds like this guy. But, that is no Excuse to invade another country that is not hostile to you.
@@danrook5757 You quit. Yeah I get there's be consequences, bad ones. But shooting up a car with 6 year old children in it isn't a valid way of paying your mortgage. Stop fucken making excuses for these murdering pieces of shit.
When he talked about the Russians being detached that is exactly what was going through my mind. In interviews done by Russians, I see so many saying, "I'm not political." That's either the problem or a lie. I see a lot also say it doesn't affect me...
being non political is exactly how the russian top want their subjects to be, not participating and in a way helpless, not wealthy while the top is extremely wealthy like a society wide pyramid scheme.. if you want some good insights into this look for Vlad Vexler here on youtube
@@runs_through_the_forest True. We're starting to see this in the US too. People are afraid to say they voted for Trump or are against trans athletes in women's sports. The left always uses fear tactics because logic and reason won't work for them.
@@TheRagingPlatypus some deep philosophical insights you might enjoy.. hope the link gets posted, it's recently one of my favorite people to gain new perspectives from, Vlad Vexler.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_j6Vg7yLx54.html
I don't think you comprehend what it is like to live in a country with no Freedom of Speech, and where u get only one side of info, Putin’s lies and propaganda! Survival, by necessity, has to come before Politics! It's easy for us in the West, we can criticize, yell, protest, etc.. In Russia, your job will be affected! Neighbours will spit on you! You may lose your residence, your education, your meagre pension, etc etc.. If seen as unpatriotic! He is likely from a village! It's worse there! He cannot afford to be involved in conttaversial issues and politics! To pay large fines, be imprisoned just because he disagrees with his Govt! He has to feed his kids! Being apolitical is the safest, most pragmatic route! Not everyone is strong enough, able to be a martyr to a cause! Not many can do what Alexei Navalny, Putin political opponent, does! He was poisoned by Putin, and now sits in a Siberian prison for the next 9 years on trumped up charges! The big difference, Navalny is a big figure, can get resources and finances from his supporters! What can a little guy do? Who will help him and his family, or care to? Putin's opponents left Russia for own safety! They fight Putin from abroad, yet, are just marginally safer!
What strange people they are. When we go to war we give the blokes a chance to say goodbye to their families and they get marched off to music. I have never heard of soldiers being lied to about going to war. I can't imagine anything more demoralising.
9:00 Poor guy was confused about the repair team. It was actually the Tank Recovery Unit of the 31st Ukrainian Farming Tractor Brigade coming for them. Another fine example of misinformation.
I have to add, one thing to this interview. A simple man, and people, do what they are told, thinking not of consequences, good bad, not for me to decide. We want to believe those who have power over us are honest, value us. Look at he world today, how many people did the unthinkable, where are the questions, internal dialogue. Trained for longer than I know, do what you are told, are we serfs? Watch, 60% of us will disappear, because of a shot.
Ukraine must keep up the fight , I know blood is flowing and the world knows and supports you. You can let your country be held back to the "Soviets" while the world is beyond civilising mission! I lived in Kyiv for my studies and I know and have seen that Ukraine is a capable country with thriving people and I think that's what Putin does not like!!!!
The amount of sweating, talking in circles, deferring blame this guy is having a total pity party, definitely falls in the category of Orc Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Glory to Heroes 💪
Putin not only lies to the world, he does de same to his army and russian people. I hope Putin will be arrested and come to an interview with you and your honourable president Zelenski who can treath all Putins illness. God bless Ucraina and the world is by your side. 👏👍🏽🇺🇦
This is so sad, .. what do those of you think would happen to this guy if he refused to shoot ?, I pity him , he has to live with this guilt all his life , the ppl he killed are gone , hopefully to a better place, i cannot imagine how scarred he is now , it was kill or be killed , this is the sad truth about being a soldier, ..worse again if you are a conscript, this guy is a Buddhist which usually means from a part of the old USSR , his parents /grandparents were probably colonised by Russia in similar circumstances , he is a coscript FFS!, I cant imagine what he has been through, its kill or be killed !, would anyone reading this put a gun to their head ? if its kill or be killed what do you do ? , so sad , its nobody but Putin should pay for all concerned
John, I see your point and understand your approach. But we all must agree on one thing: there is something like personal responsibility for what we all do. We all should ask ourselves questions about right and wrong before we act. It's our duty. You are right saying that being soldier is about kill or be killed. But do we really should become soldiers in such a reality and with such government?
@@renemagritte8237 I agree but military people are a different breed, they know nothing beyond orders. This increases even more in a society where disobedience is so harshly punished. The idea of disobeying doesn't enter their mind, they aren't programmed to have that ability.
@@CryptoRoast_0 Unfortunately I have to agree. In the very moment one gets unlimited licence to kill (and every war is actually nothing else) one stops to be human as we would like to understand this word. A hopeless situation.
@@renemagritte8237 it is the consequence of creating people who only know how to follow orders. And feeding then propaganda to dehumanise the people they're invading. It's so fucked up. :(
Sorry but this is absolute horseshit. Someone puts a gun to my head and tries to force me to shoot a 4 year old girl? It's not going to happen, they'll kill me and that'll be my bad luck. But *I* will not be the one to commit such an atrocity. I've always said these soldiers need to refuse these illegal orders to deliberately shoot and bomb at civilian targets. I do understand, that there will be very unpleasant consequences for them - but that is a russian problem for a russian citizen. WTF are they doing making it a Ukrainian problem? WTF are they doing in Ukraine killing Ukrainian citizens instead? And not just killing but raping, torturing, razing cities to the ground. "Oh but I didn't want to be listed as a deserter?" "Oh but I only joined to get the apartment?" "Oh I was only supposed to go on exercises? WELL WHO THE FUCK IS KILLING ALL THESE UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS?
These guys omit key information but they are honest enough to talk. Once you have them talking it is easier to get them to circle around the omissions and start to fill them in from the different versions they tell and slowly work down to the truth. I worry though that they do not have counsel at some point as the whole process could then be for nothing.
@@KN-jr6tx at least some form of legal counsel to avoid unjustifiably incriminating themselves or having their admissions or confessions thrown out due to not having legal counsel.
@Brrs Graham I see. The reason I asked is because the videos are presented as an informational interview with journalists, not a trial or related proceeding where one would need legal counsel. However, I'm unfamiliar with POW processing, so I'm not sure whether the POW's status with the captor can change as a result of these interviews. Regardless, the stated purpose of these interviews is to provide the public with first-hand testimonials to refute Russian propaganda. I think this goal is achieved with or without the presence of counsel. If anyone has specific knowledge about how POWs are processed, I am interested to learn!
@@KN-jr6tx I used to be a legal officer, any admission of a POW done with consent is evidence. The weight any tribunal would place on it would come from the evidence and arguments at trial. The fact that it was not an interrogation and more to record war accounts, could be argued to be more credible. If they have access to counsel, even periodically in the camps, it would go to the credibility and admissibility of the admissions. Individual admissions don’t count much, but cross correlated between a number of POWs can be powerful evidence in critical cases.
@Brrs Graham Interesting. The way you describe the process and the weight of evidence makes sense. Given that many of these POWs are candidates for a prisoner exchange, is it likely that they have already sat before the military tribunal? Following judgement, can they be tried for additional crimes if new evidence is discovered? Your insight helps explain why 250+ POWs interviewed have not shot a bullet, looted a home or harmed a single civilian! (There have been a few exceptions, and there could be certain self-selection biases, etc, but it still doesn't seem representative of the documented crimes committed by the aggressors!)
