Despite the lack of official confirmation, footage posted on social media shows that Ukrainian forces have captured at least 200 Russian soldiers. One soldier speaks of his demoralization and exhaustion, and another says that he does not know what to do next. Both of them say that they have not been given food or water since the Russian attack began. The Ukrainian government has yet to provide an official response to these reports. Have they surrendered?
The defence of Ukraine has offered full amnesty to the Russian soldiers who have surrendered. The soldiers will also receive a full compensation of five million rubles. In exchange for their surrender, the Russian soldiers will be eligible for pardons. The Ukrainian military and Ukrainian police have already resorted to stealing dozens of armored vehicles and are planning to sell them. It is unclear how much money the Russian military will get for the captured men.
The Ukrainian government is making a deal with the Russian army. A Ukrainian television personality, Masha Efrosinina, announced a deal for the soldiers to be pardoned. The millions of dollars donated by the global IT community will be used to carry out the deal. The Russian military will receive a pardon after a trial. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence is also supporting the initiative. Crazy ceasefires and negotiations are not unheard of, but the involvement of the Ministry of Defense makes it legitimate.
While it may be a crazy deal, it does not mean that there is no hope. Those who have fought for Ukraine and their country’s independence will be given a full amnesty. The Defence of Ukraine has promised 5 million rubles compensation to the Russian soldiers who have surrendered. They must also cease all war crimes and human rights violations. These steps should be the first step towards peace in Ukraine.
The Russian military’s surrenders in Ukraine have triggered a debate about the legitimacy of the deal. The Ukrainian government, which backed the initiative, has said that the Ukrainian army has no way of knowing whether Russian soldiers have voluntarily turned themselves in. A Russian officer has told reporters that the men were simply partakers of the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian government denies that the troops killed a single civilian, and it is possible that more than five thousand soldiers were captured in the conflict.
In addition to these two armed forces, there are numerous other factors that contribute to the conflict in Ukraine. Low morale and a weaker military is an obstacle to effective combat. The Ukrainian military is facing the same problems as the Russians do, and this is an unwelcome situation. The Ukrainian government should not let its soldiers fall victim to this type of war. There is no reason for the Ukrainian soldiers to fight and lose their lives.
If the Russians have indeed surrendered, then they must have been capturing Ukrainian citizens. But the Ukrainian army has been attacking its own population with no signs of giving up. It has even destroyed an armored vehicle. The Ukrainian government is now offering these captured soldiers a 5 million rubles compensation and legal protection. But this is a far cry from the reality. The military is not the only one that has lost its way in the war.
While the Russian military had not formally surrendered, it had lost their soldiers, but they had no way of knowing where they were. The Ukrainian people were unaware that Russia had been attacked. The Ukrainian army, meanwhile, believes the Ukrainian government is only attacking the country. Although there are no proofs, the Ukrainian government is still confident that the Ukrainian military has no intention of turning back to their homeland. But it is not entirely wrong to claim that the war is a result of a political conspiracy.
The Russian army has been able to hold Ukraine hostage in the past, but they have not surrendered to the Ukrainian government. The Ukrainian government will compensate them in full and give them full amnesty, in exchange for the surrendered army. But in the meantime, the country’s people need to keep their heads down and keep the peace. This is the only way to stop the bloodshed and avoid a future where both sides can live peacefully in peace.