Ukrainian POW Sergei Kostetsky told about the orders given by his commanders and how he surrendered to servicemen of the Russian Forces' 5th Guards Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade to save his life.
'I was taken prisoner in Mirnograd, in the basement. There were three of us. Russian troops suggested us surrendering. We laid arms and raised our hands. They gave us food, hot tea and cigarettes...
Mirnograd , known as Dimotrov in Russia, is a city in the Krasnoarmeysk district, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was a city of regional significance before the status was abolished in 2020. The city had 46,098 inhabitants.
A dramatic plea for help came from Mirnograd, the neighboring city of Pokrovsk, which Russia captured on Monday after 14 months of heavy fighting. More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers continue to fiercely defend the ruins of the city that once had 41,000 inhabitants (Bild news - Germany).

President Putin visiting the memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian people in their fight for liberation. The most famous freedom fighter in the world, who , by peaceful means, gained independent from the British empire. Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He was murdered by a Hindu activist, who believed that Gandhi had betrayed the Hindu cause in India by promoting reconciliation between Muslims and Hindus. The British Empire lasted for nearly 400 years, from the late 16th century until 1997. The handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997 is often considered the definitive end.