“More than 220 Russian soldiers have surrendered to Ukraine via the “I Want to Live” hotline as of December, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 4, citing Vitalii Matviienko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) prisoners of war department.
Launched in September 2022 by the HUR, the 24-hour hotline helps Russian troops surrender themselves or their units to the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine promises Russian military personnel that they will be held in compliance with the Geneva Conventions after surrender.
Another 1,000 requests for surrender are pending, added Matviienko.
The hotline and associated Telegram chatbot have received more than 26,000 calls since it was first opened, and its website has been visited more than 48 million times. It was blocked shortly after its launch in Russia but remains accessible through the use of a VPN”.
Exellent. There is no reason for unnecessary death.
that feels like quite a small number, considering it’s been online for over a year.
Russian don’t need war but Putin and his government allies are so fucked up.
Ty is comment section is the first I’ve seen that’s filed with sane people
Sign of the future: Network effect.
Not enough
A lot lower then I expected. I thought it would be at 4 digits
Nice. Would like for that number to go up 1,000x.
This is a great idea. No way Putin can stop this other than not sending them.
More than enough for others to be motivated to follow their example, I would hope. Legitimacy is a very important thing when it comes to interacting with the Russian people, or really anyone from Eastern Europe.
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“More than 220 Russian soldiers have surrendered to Ukraine via the “I Want to Live” hotline as of December, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 4, citing Vitalii Matviienko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) prisoners of war department.
Launched in September 2022 by the HUR, the 24-hour hotline helps Russian troops surrender themselves or their units to the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine promises Russian military personnel that they will be held in compliance with the Geneva Conventions after surrender.
Another 1,000 requests for surrender are pending, added Matviienko.
The hotline and associated Telegram chatbot have received more than 26,000 calls since it was first opened, and its website has been visited more than 48 million times. It was blocked shortly after its launch in Russia but remains accessible through the use of a VPN”.
Exellent. There is no reason for unnecessary death.
that feels like quite a small number, considering it’s been online for over a year.
Russian don’t need war but Putin and his government allies are so fucked up.
Ty is comment section is the first I’ve seen that’s filed with sane people
Sign of the future: Network effect.
Not enough
A lot lower then I expected. I thought it would be at 4 digits
Nice. Would like for that number to go up 1,000x.
This is a great idea. No way Putin can stop this other than not sending them.
More than enough for others to be motivated to follow their example, I would hope. Legitimacy is a very important thing when it comes to interacting with the Russian people, or really anyone from Eastern Europe.