Putin's invasion was a 'terrible mistake': Russian prisoners of war voice shame about conflict
India Today
Russian prisoners of war who expressed regret for the conflict called Vladimir Putin's invasion a "terrible mistake."
Captured Russian soldiers have described hearing their own air force bombing schools, hospitals and kindergartens in Ukraine, as they admitted Vladimir Putin's barbaric invasion was a 'terrible mistake'.
One fighter-bomber pilot, Maxim, was filmed sobbing as he apologised to Ukrainians for invading their country under Putin's orders.
He said he had only received his "secret combat order" the day before Putin announced the "special military operation" against Ukraine.
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Maxim further said that the pilots were asked what they thought about Putin's claims that Ukraine was run by neo-Nazis.
"I think it was invented as a pretext and is something that the world cannot understand," Maxim said. "But Putin and his circle need this in order to achieve their own objectives. One such step was that it would be beneficial for them to spread disinformation about fascism and Nazism."
"We didn't see any Nazis or fascists. Russians and Ukrainians can communicate in the same language, so we see the good [in these people]," Maxim said.
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