The spokesman for the "I Want to Live" project, Vitaly Matvienko, reported that 48 million citizens of the Russian Federation have already visited the website of the Ukrainian state initiative because they do not want to participate in Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine.
Points of attention
- The "I Want to Live" project provides an opportunity to survive for those who want to escape from war and forced service in the Russian army.
- Belarusians also turned to the "I want to live" project because they did not want to fight against the Ukrainian people.
- Over the past two years, the project has implemented more than 300 successful operations and recorded more than 50 million visits to the site.
More and more Russians are learning about the "I Want to Live" project
Vitaly Matvienko noted that the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) and the "I Want to Live" team work together on many important operations.
It is about establishing contact with those who want to escape from the war, from forced service in the Russian army, and with those who wish to become part of the Russian volunteer forces, particularly the Legion "Freedom of Russia".
In two years, we have had more than 300 successful operations, 36 thousand appeals to the channel, and 50 million visits to the site—48 million of them Russians. Another 1,000 operations are being performed quickly.
Vitaly Matvienko
Spokesman of the "I Want to Live" project
Belarusians also oppose the Russia's war against Ukraine
Vitaliy Matvienko notes that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, Belarusians have also been contacting the "I Want to Live" hotline.
What is important to understand is that their questionnaires are in the database, but as of today, the focus is still on citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian military personnel.
The spokesperson of the "I Want to Live" project assured that if Belarus threatens, the appeals of Belarusian citizens will also be actively considered.
Andriy Yusov, representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, also commented on the situation.
Undoubtedly, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus have problems, but this is entirely different, so now we are talking about the citizens of Russia. As for the exchange that took place recently, two days ago, five Ukrainians who were staying there illegally were returned from the territory of Belarus. In this situation, we held negotiations with Belarus.
Andriy Yusov
DIU speaker
