A surrendered Russian soldier Is moved to tears after a video call with his mom

[ItsjustMe]

[Lovie777]

1. The young soldier was very thirsty and hungry . ..

The video moved me.

[Thunderbeast]

2. Ukrainians are MASTERS of the media.

Calls home to mama carried on social media is brilliant. It reminds the Russian people that this does not need to be their war.

I love it when propaganda works for the good guys.

[abqtommy]

3. The people of Ukraine are showing a productive balance of love and willingness to fight.

They have my total support.

[Meowmee]

4. Good

I am worried about what will happen to him if he returns to Russia etc.

[Gore1FL]

5. At least he gets the option to return some day.

[peggysue2]

6. This is very media savvy

Not questioning the sincerity but I think there's a real strategy here to change hearts and minds.

It's working day-after-day as Ukrainians suffer under these grueling barrages but clearly demonstrate their humanity, even to captured/surrendering enemy combatants and their families.

Brilliant!

Makes the world love and admire them all the more while Putin is hated in equal measure.

[radius777]

7. Russia is overly nationalistic and thin skinned,

while the Ukrainians are the opposite. It's why Putin hates them so much - he sees in them something he could never be.