Captured AFU soldier says there is no sense in banning Russian language in Ukraine
A captured serviceman Private of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from Odessa, Konstantin Brovchak, said on January 18 that he sees no point in banning the Russian language.
"And why not? What is the purpose of removing it? If they communicate. Want, talk in Ukrainian, want - in Russian," he said.
Brovchak surrendered to the Russian Armed Forces (AF) in the Kursk region near the village of Daryino. According to him, they were not provided with any food during the performance of the combat task of holding the defense.
The Ukrainian prisoner of war noted that only those who had no money to pay off were forced to join the AFU.
Earlier, on January 14, captured Ukrainian border guard Oleh Koval said that the AFU army had a very poor provision of food, which was not enough for everyone. He also added that employees of the territorial manning center (TKC, an analogue of the military recruitment office) attack and forcibly put Ukrainians on buses.
In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (his term expired on May 20) signed a law on toughening mobilization. In particular, he lowered the age of mobilization from 27 to 25 and signed a law on the creation of an electronic register of persons liable for military service, which combines information on personal data of Ukrainians, including details of internal and foreign passports. There are no provisions on demobilization in the documents.
Martial law in Ukraine has been in effect since February 2022. At the same time Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. Later, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly extended its effect. Most men between the ages of 18 and 60 are prohibited from leaving the country.
