Intercepted phone calls of Russian troops: soldiers see only two ways out of Ukraine and say their goodbyes to relatives

Olena Roshchina – Friday, 8 April 2022, 12:06

Russian soldiers, whose phone calls with their relatives have been intercepted by the Ukrainian special services, understand that they will leave Ukraine either dead or wounded and ask their wives to not let their sons join the army.

Source: intercepted conversation between a Russian soldier and his wife, published by the Security Service of Ukraine on Telegram

Details: The soldier says that only 10 people remain from his company but the command does not want to withdraw them from Ukraine.

"After the 1st I understood that there will be nothing…We have two ways out: we will return home as cargo 200 [military identifier for transportation of dead bodies from the battlefield] or cargo 300 [Russian military code for wounded soldiers]," he said.

His wife, her voice breaking with tears, said: "But you always said that everything will be fine, that we will overcome everyone." He replied: "Not any longer…Don’t listen to the news and don’t watch it."

Then he talks about his last will in case of his death:

"How is the little one behaving?"

"Quite alright…He told his grandma that he is 6 years old and he will be making his own decisions."

"You have to make sure he doesn’t join the army."

"How will we do that?"

"Do everything you can so that he doesn’t join the army! As soon as he is called up for military service, ask mom to get uncle Gena involved. Tell him to do everything within his power to make sure he doesn’t join the army! This will be my last…what I want."