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I don t even have a moral right to ask forforgiveness from the ukrainians. i can t forgive myself, so i can t expect them to forgive me. konstantin says that senior officers called him a traitor for being anti war, but he points out that he gave an oath to protect his country, not to attack another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. now to russia, where on the 80th anniversary of the soviet victory over the nazis, in the battle of stalingrad, president putin has vowed that russia will win the war in ukraine. during the commemorations, president putin compared russia s invasion of ukraine to the fight against nazi germany, and said his country was once again being forced to resist the aggression of the west. he claimed russia is again being threatened by german tanks. ....
I went to the commanders and said, the ukrainian needs to go to hospital. he ll be dead by morning from blood loss. we dressed him up in a russian uniform and took him to hospital. we told him, don t say you re a ukrainian prisoner of war because either the doctors will refuse to treat you or the injured russian soldiers will hear you and shoot you. the bbc has verified documents, photographs, and videos provided by konstantin confirming his identity and his movements. once he d returned to russia, back on base, he was accused of a serious breach of discipline for refusing to go back to ukraine. he was dismissed from the army. a russian human rights group, gulagu.net, has helped him leave the country. translation: | apologise i to the whole ukrainian nation ....
For coming to their home as an uninvited guest with a weapon in my hands. i don t even have a moral right to ask forforgiveness from the ukrainians. i can t forgive myself, so i can t expect them to forgive me. konstantin says that senior officers called him a traitor for being anti war, but he points out that he gave an oath to protect his country, not to attack another. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. now to russia, where on the 80th anniversary of the soviet victory over the nazis in the battle of stalingrad, president putin has vowed that russia will win the war in ukraine. during the commemorations, president putin compared russia s invasion of ukraine to the fight against nazi germany, and said his country was once again being forced to resist ....
Defending the motherland. but konstantin yefremov was there, and the reality, he says, is very different. konstantin was a senior lieutenant in the russian army, but he s fled russia and he s agreed to tell me about crimes he says he saw russian soldiers committing in ukraine, starting here: this is one of konstantin s first photos from ukraine an air base seized by russian troops in melitopol. translation: i saw looting there. - soldiers and officers grabbed everything they could. they climbed all over the planes and went through all the buildings. buckets, axes, bicycles they bunged it all in trucks. konstantin says that on the day russia invaded ukraine, he tried to quit the army. he was warned he d face up ....
Propagandised by moscow. fearless russian soldiers fighting the good fight, defending the motherland. but konstantin yefremov was there, and the reality, he says, is very different. konstantin was a senior lieutenant in the russian army, but he s fled russia. and he s agreed to tell me about crimes he says he saw russian soldiers committing in ukraine. starting here. this is one of konstantin s first photos from ukraine, an airbase seized by russian troops in melitopol. translation: i saw looting there. soldiers and officers grabbed everything they could. they climbed all over the planes, and went through all the buildings. 0ne soldier took away a lawnmower. he said proudly, i ll take this home and cut the grass next to our barracks. buckets, axes, bicycles ....