Captured Russian troops fear they face the firing squad when they return home, one has claimed.
A Kremlin soldier, who gave himself up to Ukrainian forces, said his funeral has already been “arranged for him” in Russia .
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion has been taking longer than expected and has seen morale among his military men plummet as they continue to battle Ukrainian resistance.
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Russians have been filmed by their Ukrainian captors sobbing and saying they had no idea where they were being sent.
Now one captured soldier says he fears being shot by his ruthless commanders when he comes home.
A soldier from the 2nd Motor Rifle Division said during a press conference in Kyiv: “In Russia, we are already considered dead.
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“I was given the opportunity to call my parents and they told me that a funeral for me had already been arranged.
“If we are exchanged, then we will be shot by our own people.”
Part of Ukraine’s strategy has been to use captured soldiers to undermine the Russian military and lower their morale.
Last week, a captured Russian soldier admitted he was “100 per cent wrong” about Putin’s invasion after seeing his favourite boxers take up arms against him.
The prisoner of war said he started questioning the Kremlin’s orders when he saw World Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk and former champ Vasyl Lomachenko enlist to defend Ukraine from invading Russian troops.
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In a video released by Ukrainian officials, the remorseful soldier explained how state media painted Ukraine as a country in need of rescuing from the grip of nationalists and “Nazis”.
He said: “Literally I’m 100% wrong now. Don’t judge too harshly. We were told Ukraine is dominated by fascists… Nazis had seized power. We did not know the situation for sure.
“When we entered this territory I watched the address of your boxers (Olexander Usyk and Vasily Lomachenko). Back home I always loved watching them.
“They said ‘we didn’t call you here’. I feel shame that we came to this country.”
Earlier today, a shocking TV news report showed frozen Russian bodies scattered across a battlefield after Ukrainian forces “left them for the dogs”.
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