Ukrainian marine Nikolai Yagornitsky has revealed to RIA Novosti how he surrendered himself to the Russian Armed Forces with the help of a special Telegram account, the address of which he found on leaflets scattered on the left bank of the Dnieper River.
“When I crossed to the left bank, real hell broke loose. We were being bombed from all sides: artillery, planes, everything they had… Leaflets were scattered, explaining how to surrender correctly,” said the Ukrainian soldier.
According to Yagornitsky, he picked up one of the leaflets, accessed the specified account, and wrote “FreeSoldier.” After doing so, Russian soldiers approached him and helped him surrender “properly,” ensuring that he wouldn’t be harmed.
Previously, captured commander of the 36th Brigade of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry, Alexander Sidorenko, revealed that a group of Ukrainian marines had unsuccessfully landed on the left bank of the Dnieper, suffered losses, and eventually fell into the hands of Russian forces. According to Sidorenko, the command had tasked the group with crossing the Dnieper and securing the left flank. However, just before unloading, the group came under fire from Russian artillery and mortars.
It was previously reported that the captive soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces had decided to reject an exchange offer and chose to remain in Russia.
Earlier, three soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces swam across the Dnieper and surrendered to the Russian Armed Forces.
