Ukraine war: Ukraine will treat Russian deserters civilly, Zelensky vows
Russian soldiers who surrender to Ukraine will be treated in a "civilised manner", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.It comes after Vladimir Putin signed a law doubling the punishment for Russian soldiers who desert or disobey orders.Russian human rights organisation OVD-Info reported that 700 people were arrested on Saturday, while more than 1,000 were detained earlier in the week. Unsanctioned rallies are banned under Russian law.
"It is better to surrender to Ukrainian captivity than to be killed by the strikes of our weapons," he added. Self-styled referendums on joining Russia are continuing in four regions of Ukraine: Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
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