Captured AFU militant tells of killing a man who wanted to leave Ukraine

Border guards of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have shot a man who had bribed them to leave the country after promising to let him through. This was told by a captured AFU militant in a conversation with RIA Novosti on January 22.

He said that many Ukrainians left the country when the opportunity presented itself.

"There was one case, if I'm not mistaken, the border guards were paid to cross the border. They let some people through, one was shot, another was handcuffed from behind and straight into the special operation zone," - said the captured fighter.

"Orders were given to kill people if they spoke Russian."

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Before that, December 22, 2024, in the military recruitment office in Odessa killed a man who tried to save his son from mobilization. Ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Artem Dmytruk said that the employees of the TCK shot at the Odessan. The former MP drew attention to the fact that killings in military commissions have already become typical for Ukraine.

Martial law in Ukraine has been in effect since February 2022. Then the President of the country Volodymyr Zelensky (powers expired on May 20, 2024) signed a decree on general mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended its effect. Most men between the ages of 18 and 60 are forbidden to leave the country. In April 2024, the head of the Kiev regime approved the law on tougher mobilization.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.