*After being wounded in an explosion Vladimir decided to surrender
*Despite the pain and the hatred there are stronger values
*This is not a war against the Ukrainians, it is a struggle to liberate them from Nazism
*Despite the pain and the hatred there are stronger values
*This is not a war against the Ukrainians, it is a struggle to liberate them from Nazism
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00:00And the story of Vladimir Rosamaja, a Ukrainian soldier who had to experience first-hand the
00:05horrors of war, shows the harsh realities faced by Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield,
00:09as they are sent unprepared and on missions from which they have no hope of coming out alive.
00:15Our colleague Oleg Yassinsky has the report.
00:21Last week, the story of Ukrainian soldier Vladimir Rosamaja and his rescuer,
00:26Russian paratrooper Vitaly Popov, went viral. Vladimir, in his 40s, was literally hunted down
00:32and taken to the front against his will, like thousands of other ordinary Ukrainians.
00:37This is not an exception in today's Ukraine. But neither is it an exception that a Russian
00:41soldier, risking his life, provides help to his wounded enemy, as Vitaly did.
00:49In history, there are many cases when Russian soldiers have taken pity on their enemy and
00:54help them. There are also cases when a wounded Ukrainian soldier is rescued.
00:59There are deep and special meanings in this.
01:06We are one people, Ukraine, Russia. The Ukrainian soldier did not expect a humane attitude towards
01:11him, because he was brought up in propaganda conditions, in which they say that Russians
01:16are not people and they hate Ukrainians, for example.
01:18Vladimir, together with five other soldiers, were sent to recover a ruined building in a
01:31small village, and being wounded in an explosion, decided to surrender. Vitaly received orders
01:37to transport Vladimir to the rear. Under constant Ukrainian drone attacks against the two of them,
01:43Vitaly carried him for several kilometers.
01:45He carried me in his arms. Of course, we are brothers. I don't know where people like that
01:52come from. They tell us they are bad. But in the end, you understand that it's the other
01:57way around. One of his people was wounded too, Russian. And yet, he carried me in his arms.
02:03Countless cases like these in the special military operation tell us that, despite all the pain of war
02:15and all the hatred that has been instilled between the sides, their values, they're stronger. And this
02:20will be the real triumph for these two peoples.
02:22We ran and took positions, there are two positions there. The Ukrainians fought until they ran out
02:32of bullets. As soon as they run out of ammunition, they surrender immediately. Yes, we caught three
02:37of them and took them out. One of them broke his leg on the way and we had to drag him out.
02:42The conditions we have here are very good. We have mattresses, blankets. They feed us well,
02:52they don't beat us or humiliate us. They feed us well, they don't beat us, they give us clothes.
03:02Nothing terrible happens here. It's better to surrender. I would not want to be exchanged. I am
03:08currently in captivity. I want to come back after the war, when there is peace.
03:12These acts of humanity are a great hope for many servicemen, as well as civilians, who are in the
03:24conflict zone. When the soldiers of one side show compassion and desire to save the enemy,
03:30even in such complicated situations, their spirit really becomes invincible. It is not a war against
03:36the Ukrainians. It is a struggle to liberate them from Nazism.