Russian troops plead with Putin for rescue after defeat near Vovchansk — video
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Russian soldiers from the 1009th regiment, who survived an assault on Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, are desperately pleading with their dictator Vladimir Putin for help, a video posted in social media showed.
A video of their appeal to the Kremlin chief has surfaced on social media, but the status of the soldiers in the footage remains unknown.
The soldiers claim that the Russian military command is forcing them into so-called "grind" assaults, disregarding their physical and mental conditions, and the bad injuries sustained.
They recorded a video plead to Putin, naively hoping that he will pay them any attention.
"My name is Evgeny Valetov. This is my brother, Igor Valetov. Yesterday, we went out to assault Vovchansk. The assault failed. Everyone was wounded. Some ran away,” the demoralized invaders complained.
“I don't know their fate. They might be wounded, maybe killed. My brother and I were injured. We were all wounded.”
“We managed to give ourselves first aid and escape into the forest. The commander says we have to assault that building again tomorrow.”
“How can we go when everything hurts, we're all wounded, and we simply have no strength left?”
“I'm appealing to the military prosecutor's office, to the Russian President, please intervene. Resolve this issue.”
“Why send people like us, all wounded and exhausted, into battle? This is just sending us to our deaths."
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