In intercepted call, Russian soldier debunks Russian propaganda’s “Ukraine nearing surrender” claim

A Russian serviceman was overheard denying Russian media reports that Ukraine is about to surrender to Russia.

That’s according to the audio of an intercepted call, released by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Ukrinform reports.

The mother tells her son about the news broadcast by the Russian mass media, with the main claim being that gradually weakening. "The West is no longer giving money. Arms supplies are also being suspended," says the woman.

Her son, who is with the Russian invasion force deployed in Ukraine, replies that all these reports are not true, complaining about the attitude of the commanders, and expressing fear that he could be thrown behind bars should he refuses to take part in further missions: "Here it is more about the equipment than about people. I’m afraid that could actually jail me."

The mother confirms this possibility: "Putin said to consider it a desertion and immediately imprison such people!"

As Ukrinform reported earlier, one of the Russian soldiers told his wife in an intercepted phone call that the leadership threatens to send those who refuse to go on combat missions to a concentration camp in the so-called “LPR” or “DPR.”