Heartbreaking texts between Russian soldier and his mother before death
A Russian soldier’s final text messages sent to his mother before his death have been revealed during a UN General Assembly meeting.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya, read the alleged text exchange to the 139 members on Monday.
“Mama, I’m no longer in Crimea – I’m not in training sessions,” the soldier allegedly replied when his mother texted asking why he hadn’t updated her.
“Mama, I’m in Ukraine. There is a real war raging here. I’m afraid.
“We are bombing all of the cities together, even targeting civilians. We were told that they would welcome us.
“They are falling under our armoured vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass. They call us fascists.
“Mama, this is so hard.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, which saw close to 500,000 people flee the war-torn country.
Thousands of Russians also participated in anti-war demonstrations, with many holding placards with peace signs and anti-war slogans in both Russian and Ukrainian.
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