More and more Russian soldiers are surrendering to Ukrainian forces. Petro Yatsenko, head of the press service of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, told online.ua whether the Russians will be involved in the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Russian prisoners are unlikely to be involved in rebuilding Ukraine
According to Petro Yatsenko, the idea of involving Russian prisoners of war in the reconstruction of our country is in the air today.
However, it will be extremely difficult to implement, given that the process of exchanging prisoners of war between Kyiv and Moscow has finally been established.
The issue is that these people simply won't have time to do anything. They are not experts in this, and the quality of construction of such things can be quite questionable. It's also problematic to involve them in any kind of rubble removal work. Because there are safety issues, food issues, and this is also unlikely to be possible because there are certain requirements.
Despite this, what Russian prisoners in Ukraine are doing is still large-scale.
For example, they weave furniture. If there are more of them, they do more of this work.
In addition, there is work as a camp hostess, at the sawmill, as well as work related to baking bread and caring for the severely wounded.
Ukraine is ready to capture absolutely all Russians who will surrender
We are ready to accept all Russian military personnel who wish to surrender. We will find opportunities for them, we will find places and we will find space.
According to Petro Yatsenko, each captured Russian soldier means dozens of saved lives of Ukrainians.
In addition, it is important to understand that the Russian military will not surrender to Ukrainian captivity if the conditions are terrible.
They are brainwashed and told that Ukrainians mock them, but this is not true. For those we send on exchanges, we give them business cards that say: you already know what our conditions are like. If you are sent back to the front, here is your contact. Just call, surrender, and you'll end up in the same camp, you know how it works. This is a great motivation, I think.
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