• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Captured Russian Soldiers Warn Vladimir Putin They Will 'Rise' Up Against Him

Home> News

Published 00:58 18 Mar 2022 GMT

Captured Russian Soldiers Warn Vladimir Putin They Will 'Rise' Up Against Him

Russian soldiers are expressing their shame over the Ukrainian invasion, with a clear warning for the Kremlin head.

Rachel Lang

Rachel Lang

Captured Russian soldiers have a warning for President Vladimir Putin: we're coming for you.

"I want to tell our commander-in-chief to stop terror acts in Ukraine because when we come back we'll rise against him," a captured Russian pilot told CNN.

Three air force pilots have come out with a clear caution for the Kremlin head, telling Putin he 'will not hide [the truth of the Ukraine war] for long' because 'many' troops share their sentiments, and 'sooner or later, we will come home'. 

The pilots appeared at a round table conference to share their thoughts on the war after their capture.

The trio told media they could not justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with officer and fighter-bomber pilot Maxim claiming many Russian soldiers 'are totally against' the conflict.

Advert

"They have many relatives and friends [in Ukraine], and they were told it was an operation localised to [the breakaway Russian-backed Donetsk area], and not an attack on the whole country," Maxim said.

"My division was totally against it."

The trio laid blame at the feet of their Russian commanders for their 'horrifying' crimes against 'peaceful Ukrainian civilians', stating that 'you cannot forgive such things'. 

"I don't know, what can justify, f**k, the tears of a child, or even worse, the deaths of innocent people, children," one Russian fighter pilot named Maxim said. 

The pilots also told of Russia's misinformation campaign, joining the growing chorus of soldiers who have told how they were brought to fight in Ukraine under false pretences.

Advert

The pilot named Maxim told media he had believed the disinformation about fascism and Nazism in Ukraine that was fed to them by the Kremlin.

Now, he thinks claims of Nazism were 'invented as a pretext' for the Russian invasion, adding that he knows 'the world cannot understand'.

'But Putin and his circle need this in order to achieve their own objectives," Maxim said.

"One such step was that it would be beneficial for them to spread disinformation about fascism and Nazism.

"We didn't see any Nazis or fascists. Russians and Ukrainians can communicate in the same language, so we see the good [in these people]."

Advert

The statement made by the Russian air force pilots echoes claims made just over a week ago when a Russian commander was captured by Ukrainian forces.

Lieutenant Colonel Astakhov Dmitry Mikhailovich called the attacks on Ukraine 'genocide' and detailed how hoodwinked Russians had been tricked into joining the conflict by Kremlin misinformation.

Mikhailovich said he and his fellow soldiers were lied to and were operating under the false belief that the government had been overthrown by Nazis.

If you would like to donate to the Red Cross Emergency Appeal, which will help provide food, medicines and basic medical supplies, shelter and water to those in Ukraine, click here for more information.

Featured Image Credit: Synel/Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy

Topics: Vladimir Putin, Ukraine, Russia, News

Rachel Lang
Rachel Lang

Rachel Lang is a Digital Journalist at LADbible. During her career, she has interviewed Aussie PM Malcolm Turnbull in the lead up to the 2016 federal election, ran an editorial campaign on the war in Yemen, and reported on homelessness in the lead-up to Harry and Meghan’s wedding in Windsor. She also once wrote a yarn on the cheese and wine version of Fyre Festival.

X

@rlangjournalist

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Russian Influencer Cries As Vladimir Putin Bans Instagram
  • Former Adviser To Vladimir Putin Says There's Only One Way To Stop Him
  • Russian Soldiers In Ukraine Are 'Shooting Themselves In The Leg' So They Can Go Home
  • Russian Soldiers Forced To Say 'Putin Is A D**khead' After Being Captured

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
4 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Keir Starmer speaks out after British girl sent home from school for wearing Union Jack dress on culture day

    The school has since issued an apology

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Brit, 69, detained after ‘smuggling £350k-worth of drugs in secret compartment of his car’ into Spain

    He was said to be boarding the car ferry in Ceuta, Spain

    News
  • 4 hours ago

    Doctor reveals patient's brain turned blue after taking 'limitless pill' that's gone viral on TikTok

    People on social media have hailed the substance a ‘game changer for mental clarity and longevity’

    News
  • 4 hours ago

    Doctor shares the nine warning signs of heart failure and how to spot them

    Dr Jen Caudle has revealed the nine 'most common' symptoms of the condition

    News