Press conference with captured Russian pilots in Ukraine, 11 March 2022

host: I specially start in Russian so that we heard in Russia today in our hall three pilots Russian military services, they carried out combat missions on the territory of Ukraine please who starts eating from you So Maxim Sergeevich lieutenant colonel deputy commander of the 47th aviation regiment and then you please put yourself

greyhair:
want wish you all a good day I want at the beginning of my speech to say that we turned to the leadership of the armed forces of Ukraine in order to give us the opportunity to participate in a press conference, so that through media different countries try and make every effort to end this terrible conflict as soon as possible Tell about yourself. I Colonel Reshetov Maxim Sergeevich Deputy Commander, 47th Bomber Aviation Regiment Personal number EFE 89123 Military unit 45117 and in January 2022, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Loboda Alexei Gennadievich

Yes, we have been informed of the future participation in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine after that on the territory of the our airfield began the supply of ammunition drawing weapons in parallel with this we began training on flights at extremely low altitudes on overcoming, What is tactical launch air radar missiles officially all these events were held to...

officially it was carried out as preparation and participation in the joint Russian Belarusian exercise of allied determination 20-22 after which we did not take part, we continued to prepare and train the cbm actions combat order to strike at the territory of Ukraine came in at the regiment on February 23 from 18 to 20:00 further regiment commander issued a combat order to strike on the territory of Ukraine starting from February 24

I performed my combat flight on February 24, 2022 on the defeat of enemy manpower south of the settlement of Balakleya provided food to you with consonant securities with a total mass of 3 tons, the target was hit

the second combat flight was performed March 3, 2022 Combat charge was similar to 3 tons of high-explosive bombs the target was a column enemy armored vehicles in the area of ​​​​the village of Izyum Similarly, the target was hit.
the third combat flight was performed on March 6, 2022 on board was four tons of high-explosive aerial bombs After executing after receiving the order to give coordinates in the process of performing a combat mission in the process of performing a combat mission, I realized that the goal is not military facilities photographic equipment and residential buildings and peaceful people Well criminal order I will execute after the bombing was shot down by air defense systems of Ukraine after landing. was taken prisoner in the service of the National Guard of Ukraine
I want to continue I realize and recognize the monstrous crimes committed by me I want to ask for forgiveness from the entire Ukrainian people for the misfortune that we brought them I promise to make every effort to ensure that this war ends as soon as possible in order to bring to justice those responsible for the genocide of the Ukrainian people, also turn your fellow soldiers to us
also to all members of the armed forces of the Russian Federation to their brother-soldiers immediately stop following criminal orders stop fighting immediately immediately stop bombich peaceful cities
I think that we have already lost this war

Walleye:
at least tell starting from February 23, 2022 to the personnel of the regiment where I am doing military service, the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was brought to the beginning of the operation to invade Ukraine and further capture it, so from the 24th, our regiment was already fully brought to the highest degree of combat readiness, loaded with all types of weapons of aviation weapons and began to carry out combat missions

from February 24 to March 5, Personally, I completed 7 sorties whose goals have always been reconnaissance, the identification of radio equipment, radio emitting means of air defense of the armed forces of Ukraine for their suppression and destruction

constant in each flight constant maintenance of visual aerial surface conditions, both in the Black Sea and in the Sea of ​​Azov

aviation of the Republic of Crimea participating in the invasion of Ukraine also constantly provided air support for the ground forces of the invasion of the territory of Ukraine

my aviation regiment where I am doing military service was also brought the task of the planned amphibious landing from the ships of the Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine And to me as aviation To ensure this landing of their support

all their sorties and departures from their fellow soldiers, they were carried out quite safely, no one worried about anything, since our hands were constantly moving there to bring information that Ukraine weak air defense that everything is old that everything does not work so fly atargatis fear nothing

constant in each flight constant maintenance of visual aerial surface conditions, both in the Black Sea and in the Sea of ​​Azov

aviation of the Republic of Crimea participating in the invasion of Ukraine also constantly provided air support for the ground forces of the invasion of the territory of Ukraine

my aviation regiment where I am doing military service was also brought the task of the planned amphibious landing from the ships of the Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine And to me as aviation To ensure this landing of their support

all their sorties and departures from their fellow soldiers, they were carried out quite safely, no one worried about anything, since our hands were constantly moving there to bring information that Ukraine weak air defense that everything is old that everything does not work so fly atargatis fear nothing

as a result, on March 5, 2022, having received another Criminal order to carry out a sortie and I took it from the Saki airfield and I was sent to the territory. abroad on the territory of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region in order to identify radio of studying means of enemy air defense For further movement, as well as constant reconnaissance of flying vehicles on the territory of Ukraine

on the territory of Ukraine in this sortie for half an hour I carried out reconnaissance and suspecting nothing without thinking about anything, as a result of which the air defense of Ukraine was shot down ejected with two missiles and hit into the hands of the armed forces of the people of the armed forces of Ukraine

it follows that my manual just sent me How as a bait for one hundred percent death bringing me nothing and judging by afflicted Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft didn't know about it No one was on the territory of Ukraine works works fine Why they send us like meat is not clear

I appeal to the Ukrainian people I want to say that I am very sorry that I ended up in your territory that a soldier like me is participating in the invasion captured your side expose you death burning cities total chaos I am very sorry for the execution of these sorties I am very sorry for following criminal orders also

addressing the military personnel of the Russian Federation at least them change your mind call for an urgent stop dozens of planes have already been shot down in a dozen helicopters hundreds of thousands of families have already remained, destroyed, both on the territory of Ukraine and on the territory of Russia so I ask you to stop their chiefs commanders to change their minds to withdraw the troops to stop any kind of hostilities both on the ground and in the air

I really want to hope that many will hear me. that my appeal will reach Tao each serviceman of the Russian Federation I also wanted to note that I am on the territory of Ukraine already 7 days treats me well even though i'm a war criminal I was not beaten to talk to me even in Russian

How we are presented with fascism Anti Russia I still haven't seen it here.

also, being in a hospital on the territory of Ukraine, I hear constantly day and night air raid, but missile danger, which are not always just remain for no reason explosions are heard shooting is heard defeat of some buildings is heard, But it all happens in the city that is, about any location of military units or any

infrastructure of the armed forces of Ukraine and there is no question
from this it follows that throughout the territory of Ukraine just going through a global uncontrolled sweep of cities where civilians continue to live Residents of Ukraine

I want to contact the serviceman of the Russian Federation once again Stop Think we have no reason to fight the people of Ukraine

ratboy: Good afternoon. Hi I am Captain Kozlov Alexey Igorevich of the assault squadron of the military unit 5982 associate at the airfield, Saki nalog.ru personal number m179 647 On the 23rd received an order from the commander of the unit received from the supreme commander in chief, authorization to enter the territory of Ukraine

24th to March 5th performed 5 sorties on the territory of Ukraine aviation hour performed The aviation unit performed the tasks of identifying cracks in the radio-technical complex by reconnaissance and Megamix LLC complexes destruction is also the second task was the aviation unit is support

ground forces cover with air cover from helicopters from missiles whose third task was to carry out this cover for the amphibious landing from the ships of the Black Sea Fleet in this task

the task of landing an amphibious assault was never carried out

On March 5, 2022, an order was received from the unit commander for a direct order to fly to the territory of Ukraine in order to identify air defense systems of the armed forces of Ukraine the flight was carried out Mykolaiv region

Pilates classes to perform a radiation search for all means and complexes

the task was to occupy the zone to keep producing the radiation belt of all means of the complexes

when performing this task, a rocket was shot down by two fields

implementation of this task were shot down by two fields of missiles Ukrainian football

Help please, dear, rugs, ejection worked patrol press to eject.

[ed: stopped here because the guy isn't making sense]