In a jail in an undisclosed location in Western Ukraine, a whole lot of Russian prisoners of battle have been filmed by a Belgian tv information crew.
Their faces have been obscured for the cameras to adjust to the Geneva conference’s stipulation that POWs ought to have a proper to anonymity and dignity.
Many shied away from the cameras. Those that have been ready to talk did so with out disclosing their names.
Some stated they got here to Ukraine unaware that they'd be preventing a battle, whereas others remained dedicated to President Vladimir Putin and his objectives.
"On TV, the propaganda advised us that the Ukrainian authorities had been taken over by Nazis with their flags and every little thing," one stated.
"However I discovered that it was not the case."
Whereas one other prisoner, who claimed to be an officer, had a unique angle to the battle.
"I've at all times served within the military," he stated.
"It was my objective since I used to be a toddler. That`s why I am unable to remorse something.”
Some have been injured earlier than they have been captured, whereas others are able-bodied. There are males of their fifties and a few who're barely of their twenties.
"I hope to be exchanged for different Ukrainian prisoners,” one injured man stated.
“I could not go to battle anymore. So, I hope to return to Russia and discover a job.”
In keeping with Belgian tv reporter Quentin Warlop from RTBF, the jail he visited is one among 500 in Ukraine holding POWs.
Nonetheless, the Ukrainian authorities has not revealed what number of prisoners are in detention.
For extra watch Euronews' report within the video above.
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