Tearful Russian soldiers slam Putin for killing children in Ukraine invasion

16.03.2022 - 15:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A tearful Russian soldier has blasted Vladimir Putin on camera for killing civilians and children during their invasion of Ukraine.

The three soldiers are thought to have been shot down from Ukrainian airspace last week before being allowed the chance to speak to journalists at the Interfax Ukraine News Agency.

One of the troops, Galkin Sergey Alekseevich, went on to apologise for Russia’s brutal action in Ukraine.

During the broadcast recording the trio of soldiers can be seen tearing up as they bow their heads into their hands.

Galkin Sergey Alekseevich said: “I apologise for myself, for my squad to every home to every street to every citizen of Ukraine, to the elderly, to women, to children for our invasion of these lands.

“I gravely apologise for our treacherous invasion.”

Alekseevich, 34, went on to beg Russian forces to lay down their arms and urged Putin to “stop sending soldiers” to kill in Ukraine, according to Mirror Online.

It comes after reports Russian soldiers are holding patients and doctors hostage at a Mariupol hospital, claimed a regional governor, amidst a brutal siege.

Parents have also been forced to leave premature babies in a hospital in the Ukrainian city with around 350,000 people trapped with food and water running out, say reports.

Horrific scenes of bombed out buildings and street fighting have been played out in recent days as the Russian army shells the city and the Ukrainian residents prepare to fight to the death to keep them out.

Desperate attempts have been made to evacuate the city as part of a humanitarian corridor but there are still roughly 350,000 people inside Mariupol with resources dwindling.

And with the fighting raging, people have been unable to leave hospital, said Pavlo