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To: Bruce L who wrote (761652)	4/19/2022 3:53:42 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 793772

I agree, it’s a good point. He may have spoken under duress. But it didn’t sound so. The man just disobeyed a direct order to fight to the death - both his and the people under his command. This suggests that he didn’t say in this recording (done, apparently, soon after his surrender) things that he hasn’t thought earlier. His odds for survival are not great - some fanatic will, quite likely, kill him. But his soldier's lives were saved. He seemed like a man who knew he’s done his duty. Also, the part of that video i considered interesting wasn’t the interview with the Colonel - it was the video of the soldiers surrendering - and being treated well. Of course that could have been staged as well, but looked real - including the rugged appearance of that commanding officer - who had a chance to clean up and shave before the interview. The Russians posted many such videos - where the POW are treated humanly, advised of their rights, and so on. They made sure the whole world learned about them submitting lists of POW to the Ukraine's government. Is it propaganda? In war time, everything is propaganda, to some extent. BUT — I like that a lot better than the videos of kneecapping, tortures and summary executions - which were out in large numbers from the Ukrainian side, until it became a scandal.