“Make your choice. Come out without weapons and with a white flag,” Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov wrote on Facebook on Tuesday night. Each soldier is offered the equivalent of more than 40,000 euros. The campaign is financed by the international IT industry.
“Anyone who refuses to be an occupier brings peace closer. There will be no mercy for those who choose the path of the occupier!” Reznikov said. It was not initially possible to check whether the surrendering Russians actually received the money.
According to Ukrainian sources, at least 200 Russian soldiers have been captured so far. Judging by interrogation videos, they believed they were taking part in a maneuver – but were actually sent to Ukraine to fight. Russia attacked the neighboring country last Thursday without declaring war. According to the UN, more than 400 civilians have already been killed.
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