The Number of Russian Soldiers Who Surrender Is Increasing Significantly

The number of Russian soldiers surrendering or attempting to do so is increasing, particularly as word spreads about the slaughter of Russian troops forced to make suicidal attacks at Avdiivka.

Ukraine's "I want to live" project, which provides Russian soldiers with a means to do so has seen a 70% increase in activity over the past year, but the Russian meat grinder attacks at Avdiivka and Ukraine's success both in Zaporizhzhia and in its cross-Dnipro operation as winter descends again appear to be prompting a more immediate response from scared, tired and cold Russians. JL

Roman Petrenko reports in Ukraine Pravda and Ukrinform reports:

13 people surrendered on the Tavriia front in the past 24 hours. This is half the number of Russians who surrendered in the whole week. Due to the "I Want to Live" project launched by the Ukrainian government, 216 Russian soldiers surrendered over the past 12 months, and more than a thousand servicemen are waiting to be transferred across the front line. Over 48 million people from Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine visited the "I want to live" website. As reported earlier, the "I Want to Live" project received more than 25,000 applications from Russian soldiers willing to surrender.

13 people surrendered on the Tavriia front in the past 24 hours. This is almost half the number of Russians who surrendered in the whole week. 

Source: Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces, on Telegram

Quote: "In the past day, another 13 invaders surrendered. In general, almost 30 enemy soldiers did the same in the operating area of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces in the past week, – they chose life instead of senseless death in cannon fodder assaults."

Details: It is noted that a total of 639 Russians were killed on this front during the day, and 13 pieces of military equipment were destroyed.

In particular, three tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, one artillery system, one ATGM, three UAVs, and three cars. Also destroyed were three ammunition depots and one important infrastructural object of the Russians.

Ukrinform - 

Due to the "I Want to Live" project launched by the Ukrainian government, 216 Russian soldiers surrendered over the past 12 months, and more than a thousand servicemen are waiting to be transferred across the front line.

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced this via Telegram, publishing the yearly performance report, seen by Ukrinform.

As the HQ recalled, this month marks 12 months since the project’s launch.

 

It is noted that over 48 million people from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine visited the "I want to live" website. Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor blocked 256 of the platform’s domains.

 

Within the project’s framework, 21 operations were completed for the extraction of surrendered soldiers. In some cases, Russian soldiers would also bring military equipment.

 

Another 1,072 people are on standby, waiting for their turn to be safely transferred across the front line.

"Of course, the project does not stop there. After the successful implementation of Operation Sinytsia (involving a desertion of a Russian war pilot who flew his helicopter to Ukraine before surrendering), the number of applications from Russians continues to grow. Every day, we receive through multiple channels dozens of applications from active servicemen of the Russian army and beyond," the Coordination HQ noted.

It is emphasized that applying to the "I want to live" project is the only real opportunity for the Russian military to return home alive.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the "I Want to Live" project received more than 25,000 applications from Russian soldiers willing to surrender.