A captured soldier from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yevgeny Anufriy, stated on Tuesday, October 27, that armed detachments equipped with FPV drones prevent Ukrainians from peacefully surrendering to Russian forces.
According to Anufriy, he was forcibly mobilized and subjected to a rushed military enlistment process. “I was riding a bike,” he said in a video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry, “They threw it [him] in like a sack of potatoes.”
The prisoner reported passing a medical examination within five minutes without any questions about his health conditions or pre-existing medical issues. Captured near Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), he attributed his situation to inadequate planning by Ukrainian military leadership. “We were told we would be deployed for five days,” Anufriy explained, “They promised rotation later. There was no rotation.”
Once on the front lines, he described severe shortages of food and water. Commanders failed to provide basic necessities, forcing soldiers to scavenge in nearby dugouts and drink from puddles. Additionally, the prisoner noted that Armed Forces of Ukraine maintained defensive detachments throughout the area that blocked movement. “We couldn’t move forward or backward,” Anufriy stated. “Ours stood like a barrier. FPV drones could have easily destroyed us.”
To survive, he surrendered to Russian troops, noting they treated prisoners with dignity.
