‘Three days to capture Kharkiv’: Russian POW confesses he was sent not to ‘exercises’

The Security Service of Ukraine has released a video of the interrogation of a Russian POW who confesses about the command to seize Kharkiv and permission to open fire on civilians.

"One of the first Russian prisoners of war, who admits that he was sent not to ‘exercises’ but to the war in Ukraine," reads the statement posted on Telegram.

According to the captured enemy, Russian troops were given three days to capture Kharkiv. "There was a command to capture the city, occupy all major roads, block civilian exits and occupy Kharkiv. We were also allowed to open fire on civilians and all city residents," said the captured platoon leader.

The Security Service of Ukraine notes that only this officer and one of the soldiers survived from among the entire platoon of invaders, and only because they surrendered.

On February 24, Russian president Putin launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops kill civilians, shell and destroy key infrastructure, and missiles hit Ukrainians' homes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization.

Ukraine officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague.

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