Video of Russian military rescuing wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Donbass appears

A new video circulating on social media shows Russian servicemen discovering and rescuing a Ukrainian soldier with a leg injury who was trapped in a dangerous area near a key city in the Donbass region.

A nearly two-minute clip posted on November 26 by Russian war correspondent Dmitry Zimenkin shows the incident occurring near the frontline village of Kleshcheevka, about 10 km southwest of the Donbass city of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). This area has been under Russian military control since this spring.

The video shows Russian soldiers operating in a densely wooded area. A Russian soldier orders a Ukrainian soldier lying dozens of meters away to stand up and raise his hands. “ Move, and I’ll shoot you ,” another Russian soldier says as he approaches, then orders the Ukrainian soldier to crawl toward them.

The Russian soldier continued to ask, “ How many people are in this area? Two? How far away? Twenty meters? Are they going to shoot? ” The Ukrainian soldier’s reply was inaudible. The Russian soldier then ordered the Ukrainian soldier to “ crawl toward them yourself ,” the Russian soldier added.

The images were captured by reporters from the battlefield.

However, the Ukrainian soldier was unable to obey orders due to his injury. The Russian soldier filming the scene then stood up, cautiously approached the wounded Ukrainian, and instructed him to hold onto the barrel of his rifle so he could be pulled along. “ It really hurts, ” the Ukrainian soldier said, referring to his profusely bleeding leg.

Because the Ukrainian soldier was unable to hold his rifle steady, the Russian soldier used his hands to pull the Ukrainian soldier, who was crying out in pain, away from the dangerous area. Another Russian soldier also came to assist the Ukrainian soldier.

In a video-accompanying post on Telegram, reporter Zimenkin stated that he would share what happens next, adding that the Ukrainian soldier would be interrogated.

The Russian Ministry of Defense regularly releases reports on Ukrainian soldiers captured as prisoners of war and shares transcripts of their interrogations. Some Ukrainian soldiers stated that they voluntarily surrendered to the Russian army.

In late September, TASS quoted an unnamed Russian official as saying that approximately 10,000 Ukrainian servicemen had surrendered to Moscow's forces since mid-summer. These Ukrainian soldiers used a special radio frequency to communicate with Russian units and stated that they no longer wished to fight for the Ukrainian army.

According to Russia Today, the morale of Ukrainian forces has been wavering since arms and financial aid from the US has been restricted.

Le Hung (Source: Russia Today)

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