Russian citizen, who was detained near Troitskoye in Popasnya district of Luhansk region on July 11th reported that he had served on territory of Ukraine as commander of Slavyanskaya brigada since March 2016. Video of his testimony was made public by the Security Service of Ukraine.
According to him, his job was to cover the militants’ positions. "I am currently a platoon commander. I have the rank of lieutenant."
The militant complained that the Russian command of the terrorist forces did not allow him to stop participating in hostilities against Ukraine in Donbass. "I wanted to leave, wrote a number of reports, but they did not let me go," - he said.
"I appeal to all Russians who are fighting here and have a family - go home. This war is useless," - called on the militant his countrymen to cease criminal activities.