Ukraine Soldiers Ask Captured Russians To Say 'Putin Is A D--khead' [Video]

Ukrainian soldiers are asking captured Russian troops to call their president, Vladimir Putin, a “d**khead,” new footage showed.

In the video, a group of Russian soldiers who surrendered on March 14 to civilians in Sribne, were shown repeating the line “Putin is a d**ckhead” at the behest of Ukrainian soldiers. Another soldier was also seen asking for his wife’s forgiveness before labeling Putin a “scumbag.”

Dmitry Kamyanikov, another Russian soldier who surrendered, was shown expressing remorse for his role in the war and said he did not want to join the conflict in Ukraine. He also urged his fellow Russians to flee from the battlefield.

“I stand in front of them guilty, I didn't want to go to war here. I haven't killed anybody, I swear. I'm asking for your forgiveness for coming here,” Kamyanikov said.

The group of soldiers who surrendered functioned as a reconnaissance team and was led by Major Viktor Blyudin. The soldiers said they surrendered after learning that a neighboring Russian cohort had been killed. They insisted they were only in Sribne to “learn and observe,” adding that they had not opened fire on any Ukrainians.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said his forces have captured 1,000 Russian prisoners of war since the beginning of the invasion. He added that they have now collected video testimonies from the prisoners to give to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Zelensky made the declaration during a conference call with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, who recently opened an investigation into the war in Ukraine. In addition, Khan has also requested Russian authorities to discuss his investigations into possible atrocities committed in Ukraine since 2014.

"We agreed all efforts are needed to ensure international humanitarian law is respected and to protect the civilian population," Khan said in a statement.

Since the beginning of the invasion in Ukraine, Russian forces have killed a total of 726 people, including 52 children, and injured 1,174 civilians, according to data from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner. Russian troops have also destroyed 400 educational institutions to date.