'I Went to Drink Tea and Got Captured': POW Story-confession

DISCLAIMER: the POW gave his clear consent for filming and publishing this footage. POWs are protected by the Geneva Convention and treated accordingly in Ukraine.
Serhii Shahinskyi comes from the Russian-occupied Donetsk. He was mobilised more than a year ago. After several severe wounds, he got accidentally captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he got medical treatment and decided to tell his story to the world. According to his words, Russian commanders treat mobilised as 'disposable.' They do not count them. The story of Serhii is about loss and injury. But now he has a chance to return to normal life as soon as the war is over, and he serves for possible crimes he had committed during the war on the Russian side.
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[@brokeandtired]

'I Went to Drink Tea and Got Captured' Said the confused 17th Century English Pirate in Russian... ( I saw picture, title and heard line in my head in a brummie voice)

[@SunjuhTribal]

did they film this?

[@suemick8709]

Jesus. That is Russia in a nutshell. What a depressing culture.

[@paolotorres8537]

I agree. No one should force people to fight a war they didn’t choose.

[@michelleisaacson6069]

100%!!!!

[@mikenahnychuk4413]

Thank god for those of us born in the West. We listen to this stuff and can barely believe it. It is a backwards culture for sure, and due to collapse.

[@Max-hw7xl]

the standard motto from a century ago still applies "and then it got worse"

[@debrabosch5540]

Ukraine is the number one heroes of the world 🏆♥️🏆 I love it. Excellent to all Ukraine ❤🏆♥️🏆♥️

[@McConnachy]

There are many hero countries. But I’m in total agreement, this generation of Ukrainians are the best, greetings from Scotland

[@markusbalbach7608]

you kinda creepy n sick...do you make cringy handpuppets?...^^

[@debrabosch5540]

@markusbalbach7608 yes I have a handpuppet of Putin and his cronies.

[@debrabosch5540]

@@markusbalbach7608 you apparently can not take a joke.

[@nataliiateteruk585]

He was very good to talk even without any questions. Hope he can find usefulness in Ukraina and meet with his relative in Kyiv.

[@markusbalbach7608]

he IS UKRAINIAN u genius...most prolly DPR/LPR...omg im WITH STUPIDS

[@wolfgangthierry18]

Perhaps it is better to be a few more realistic. NATO's Plans are Crumbling! Russia Destroyed a Warehouse with British 'CHALLENGER' Tanks in Lviv! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOqoGOteN2dr6c

[@Mrs.LadeyBug]

He is reading it all though.

[@nataliiateteruk585]

And be to spme extent the benefit for Ukranian defense efforts.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

@@Mrs.LadeyBug He is still alive, Ruzzia has a demogtaphic problem

[@FuuzBeeen]

Thank you Serhii for an insightful interview, and thanks to UATV for conveying it to us, and to the heroes of Ukraine, glory to them all.

[@wolfgangthierry18]

Perhaps it is better to be a few more realistic. NATO's Plans are Crumbling! Russia Destroyed a Warehouse with British 'CHALLENGER' Tanks in Lviv! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOqoGOteN2dr6c

[@frankyang5657]

You are so lucky, Slava Ukraine.

[@mariadekelver2240]

This is one of the saddest stories from a POW. I hope this one doesn’t have to fight again.

[@susansmith9263]

😮...a lot to unpack there! From missing a testicle, to almost losing a hand and getting interrogated for having a needy sister in Kyiv. Getting beat up for his smartphone contacts....whew! Serhiy is on a mission to expose the incompetence, brutality and apathy of the Leadership in the Russian Military. It's bad when Serhiy is jealous of his dog🐶 and cat 🐱 being able to sleep in warmth and comfort . It's hypocritical when the children of the Kremlin connected Elite, grew up in the very countries, whose societies their parents claim to reject. 🙄 Слава Україні ! Героям Слава ! 🇺🇲 🇺🇦

[@hazydreamer7965]

What a sad story. All these things are true, - so many times heard and read. They are unpleasant and disturbing. How can large numbers of men in any country be treated with total disrespect for their lives? Those, who do this do not have any idea of human feelings and empathy. If I was this POW, I´d never want to return. A new life can be started elsewhere. - Glory to Ukraine, we stand with you. 💙 💛

[@jamroast]

He doesn't want to return toooo...Ukraine?

[@natalieturko4808]

Russia has returned to Stalinist times. It's very sad.

[@LynetteA68]

@@natalieturko4808it’s almost impossible to imagine this could happen in 2023!! It’s even crazier that very few Russians are even trying to do anything to stop it! I watch several channels of Russians who’ve fled Russia after the war began & they’ve lost their best & brightest citizens!! Russia’s already an aging country and now that they’re losing so many young men it’s going to be even worse! Putin is happy with that though because it’s the old people who vote for him!

[@yvonnewey]

Thank you for this report👍. Slava Ukraini🇺🇦💪🇺🇦

[@Soraab25]

ਚਾਹ ਮੰਗੀ ਪੈ ਗਾਇ ਇਸਨੁ ॥ ਸਲਾਵਾ ਯੂਕਰੇਨੀਅਨ।💛💙💛💙💛

[@MartinBuehne]

Great testimony

[@dougveganparadisebuilder5808]

The remark that he was jealous of his cat made me laugh out loud.

[@abbeymore7657]

Glory to Ukrainian ❤️

[@sharonlavery7656]

He's a very lucky man , if the Ukrainian troops hadn't captured him he would of lost his hand , if not worse ...!! Ukrainians are true heroes Victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦♥️🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Liza03V]

140 million zombies and suddenly they discovered the real world. I m sure he never went out from Russia. So bad.

[@GARDENER42]

He's ethnic Russian but from the Donbas region of Ukraine, not Russia itself. Likely his grandparents were sent there by Stalin to repopulate after he starved the Ukrainian population to death in the 1930s.

[@markusbalbach7608]

HE IS UKRAININ U TOOL...cant even comprehend a video, but commenting...fkn gen Z

[@californianorma876]

So MEAN And you know tons about Eastern Europe I suppose?

[@GARDENER42]

@@californianorma876 Me? Yes actually, as post 1900 European history was the subject of my thesis way back in 1979 when I graduated & also for my dissertation at Cranwell a couple of years later. Needless to say, serving as a MA at several East European embassies between 1999 & 2010 significantly increased that knowledge.

[@cenccenc946]

In wwll, there was a german captured at the battle of the bulge (might have been market garden), by the U.S. airborn believe 101 (might have been 87th). He was sent as a POW to the united states. He stayed after the war. became a U.S. citizen, and joined the military, in that same unit that captured him. He retiredad a senior officer (believe major). That is how you treat your prisoners. So well, they go out of their way to join you. He could have done a lot of thjngs after the war. He faught to jokn the soliders that captured him.

[@nattyw495]

My grandfather was in the battle of the bulge ...thanks for that bit of information im gonna look it up to see if he wrote anything about it..

[@KennyNGA]

Wait til you hear about operation paperclip

[@philliptrapp9456]

What about operation paperclip?

[@VajrahahaShunyata]

Operation Paperclip is worth knowing about...

[@gundelgaukeley6731]

Karma. I hope that all pow's are thinking that way. Glory to Ukraine!

[@SamsTopBarBees]

I'm glad this guy survived, he was really lucky tbh, I hope he doesn't go back to russia, I doubt he would want to after that interview. It's good to see the ones who actually believe once shown the truth instead of stubbornly refusing to understand they were lied to.

[@jamroast]

HE IS UKRANIAN WHY CAN'T PEOPLE READ?

[@SamsTopBarBees]

@@jamroast He's from Russian-occupied Donetsk, that doesn't mean he's Ukrainian, there are lots of russians in that region since it's been occupied for a long time at this point.

[@Blaidd7542]

Being Russian speaking doesn't make you Russian, by that logic Americans new Zealand are British, South Americans are Spanish. That's a imperialist mentality.

[@SamsTopBarBees]

@@Blaidd7542 I'd say fighting for putin makes you russian regardless of the language you speak.

[@colinlucas9802]

Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!💙💛🇺🇦

[@paladro]

if my commander threatened to shoot me in the back... he woudn't be making that threat again.

[@paolotorres8537]

Yeah. Just like in Vietnam.

[@planderlinde1969]

That commander would have a tragic grenade accident

[@davesskillet9235]

slava ukraini

[@debrabosch5540]

Well, the Russian soldier was lied to as all of them. He was forced to fight, received heavy wounds, the heroes of the Ukrainian doctors saved him, only to lose his nut..

[@jamroast]

He is a Ukrainian traitor.

[@californianorma876]

No he was forced to fight

[@aaronlopez492]

He got my attention after "my left testicle was removed!!"😢 OUCH❗

[@Ysckemia]

some ukrainian pow were castrated by russian soldiers, and not medic ones :(

[@californianorma876]

OUCH????? Under medical treatment, anesthesia... jeez🫵🏽😞 THINK before posting

[@ThatADHDKid]

Слава Україні 💙 💛 Героям слава 🇺🇦

[@M1Ndl3Ss_as_it_gets]

slava Ukraini!

[@skullsaintdead]

A commander shooting a poor dog just for trying to take shelter in the trenches among the people she thought cared about her... What a bunch of monsters. I hope these evil doers will be brought to justice one day. Even if it means 'friendly' fire to the back of the head. Rid the earth of such cruelty.

[@philliplopez8745]

A situation FUBAR . my heart bleeds for those conscripts .

[@GiantTinyBalls]

Chatty fella

[@1234crevis]

Glory to Ukraine! I feel bad for the dog tho it was just scared! Very sad!

[@californianorma876]

YES 💔😞😭

[@denismorgan9742]

All Ukrainian troops needs to learn trenches triage, the platinum 5 minutes to get a tourniquet on, the golden hour to get to hospital. Without the platinum 5 minutes to get a tourniquet on 5 percent survive, with the platinum 5 minutes 95 percent survived to go to hospital.

[@GARDENER42]

They do learn it. That was part of what we were teaching them when I was there in 2021. Hence Ukrainian wounded (& captured Russian wounded) survival rates are far better than those of Russian forces.

[@denismorgan9742]

@@GARDENER42 not all have, many have been trained in Ukraine I'm not saying all that has been trained in Ukraine haven't learnt this but many might have been missed out.. And many new recruits and ex soldiers that have been recruited might not have had these lessons.

[@wolfgangthierry18]

Perhaps it is better to be a few more realistic. NATO's Plans are Crumbling! Russia Destroyed a Warehouse with British 'CHALLENGER' Tanks in Lviv! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOqoGOteN2dr6c

[@GARDENER42]

@@denismorgan9742 From what I saw being taught, first aid for major trauma was absolutely hammered home, not just by us but also their own instructors. Certainly at least to the level addressed by the UK's current domestic training of Ukrainian personnel. Way in front of any basic wound management instruction I saw given in the RAF between the mid 70s & Desert Shield (there was a significant improvement from then on).

[@denismorgan9742]

@@GARDENER42 this might be so, but many press ganged conscripts have missed out on this I don't know how and some soldiers haven't been taught as some medic's are going all across the front having to teach this.

[@YourFavoriteSwiftie]

Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!🇺🇸💙💛🇺🇦

[@seo8585]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇦🇹

[@joseolivarra7791]

I hope treating these POWs wins their hearts and minds or they could just go back and continue being POS

[@jamroast]

He is Ukrainian.

[@salliebradshaw7436]

Don't you think that Russia violated his rights by the way they treated him?

[@ChristopherWentling]

Well yeah!

[@felixalbion]

In Russia no-one has any rights.

[@wolfgangthierry18]

Perhaps it is better to be a few more realistic. NATO's Plans are Crumbling! Russia Destroyed a Warehouse with British 'CHALLENGER' Tanks in Lviv! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOqoGOteN2dr6c

[@brucelamberton8819]

Of course they did - but they don't give about rights anymore

[@paolotorres8537]

⁠@@felixalbionworse. They hold your rights hostage and force you to fight a war you didn’t choose. This is draconian and outright backwards and barbaric.

[@bakedbean37]

One of the lucky ones. Serhii gets to go home with at least one bollock.

[@brianmungermusic1744]

That’s what propaganda can do!!! Ukrainians rock!!!!

[@jamroast]

He is Ukrainian.

[@sixplymaple1262]

Russia sent him right back to the front after losing a testicle? That’s wild…

[@FuuzBeeen]

Rest in peace, left nut, it will be sore.......sorely missed.

[@korbell1089]

He had some balls. Of course, "had" being the key word!😁😆

[@markusbalbach7608]

russian "love" in a nutshell

[@sixplymaple1262]

@@markusbalbach7608 lol probably raped him while they were at it

[@kathyg8510]

Slava Ukraine

[@californianorma876]

SHOT THE DOG!!!! DAMN THEM 💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭 Not sorry, the animals have ALL my compassion. What an awful story. 🙏🏽

[@camoTiara]

Maybe drop some leaf let's, and get them to surrender. Or use loudspeaker . 💙🇺🇦💙

[@McConnachy]

What kind of uniform is that! Was he on holiday when Putin’s henchmen told him to go to Ukraine 😂

[@ianshaver8954]

This is why the British Army has functional tea kettles inside their tanks.

[@dennisfraser6896]

We called them boiling vessels.exbrit soldier

[@tracygraham8052]

While they ARE showing, albeit limited, what’s happening in the Ukraine. Perhaps if they showed these, people here would have stronger feelings regarding our involvement and how much we have to gain in the long run by assisting the Ukraine. It’s a human being being human. The phrase heard most often is “cannon fodder”. Thanks to the Ukraine for treating their POWs as more than physical injury but psychological injury as well and abiding by Geneva Convention standards. Slava Ukraine.. (I won’t be surprised if a Nobel prize is in his future)

[@cenccenc946]

The most damaging thing you can do to your advisory in war, is be me nice to them. Be human. treat them like humans.

[@esmenhamaire6398]

"Adversary", but yes, very much agreed!

[@garyfilmer382]

Very lucky to be alive, honest talking, don’t go back to the Russian Military, because you won’t survive! Too right to be jealous of your cat! Lol!😂Victory to Ukraine!🇺🇦🔱Slava Ukrajina!🇺🇦🔱

[@borealphoto]

MISTER ANDERSON! This guy had Neo in his contacts.

[@gutterhalo]

Salud

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[@SunjuhTribal]

just make sure if your commander says he will shoot you make sure you shoot him on your way back

[@jasonharryphotog]

I'm sure one bollock will be. just fine, now in the oasis pow life.

[@melaniecortez1423]

Im glad they are starting to see whats really going on!

[@susan9188]

Unfortunately too few of them, and even those that are told what's really happening in Ukraine don't care to believe it. The Russians are a lost cause.

[@garysmith5641]

hes dressed like Avid merrion playing micheal jackson

[@user-fv5ms4sz8e]

This is why you buy tea bags and drink at home.

[@DAVELAD101]

It’s just like in ww2 you either rush the enemy and get shot or if you turn around you get shot by your own What bullshite

[@nattyw495]

💙💛🇺🇦🔱🕊🙏💙💛🎤🎬💻📹🎞💙💛🇨🇦🇺🇲💙💛slava Ukraine heroyam slava respectfully

[@ichosethishandle]

Why is he dressed like Michael Jackson in Bo Selecta?

[@brucelamberton8819]

These videos REALLY need to be shown in Russia.

[@paolotorres8537]

Well, if you can hijack their media channels and broadcast this, then sure.

[@non-reflector7399]

@@paolotorres8537 It has been done before! Russian media is probably on watch now.

[@davidjack7418]

Correction: Russians really need to *find* these videos. They know their news is heavily propagandized, and where to find alternate sources. They just choose not to.

[@Truthseeker371]

In every war, no exception, front line soldiers are considered commodity, not human. Should you not know it, you would reconsider going to any war. It's the reality.

[@valkyrie1066]

A lucky man to be captured and not left to the deadly whims of Putin. Welcome to the "other side". OUR people are not "disposable."

[@beyourselfbrave4115]

Drink " tea" ?!!!! Hahaha, do Russians know how the tea tastes????🤔😯

[@jampasurprenant1794]

Thank God you are alive For a pow . The evil Russian They Don't care Whether you are pow or not.

[@eh1702]

There’s comedy, there’s black comedy … and there’s Russian farce.

[@tomasklovas5560]

Good title 😂😂😂

[@photonotavailable7936]

🇺🇸 Others went to drink tea and died from poisoning. 🇺🇦

[@shannonstraughan4383]

The commander shot their dog for being afraid and hiding in dugouts. That breaks my heart. God's innocent creatures and suffering so much too. The defenders and so compassionate of God's creatures. This POW seems sad about that. I judge people by the way they treat God's innocent animals. This is the first time I've heard of Russians letting animals stay with them. It seems like most of the Russian troops no are not quite as violent as the Bucha Butchers. Y'all have probably seen the the video of the older man taken prisoner. They walk him up and I guess the commander says oh you're an oldie... the gentleman left. They treated him very decently and humanely. I was glad he surrendered. I hope all Russian troops will surrender or go back home. Glory to the heroes 💙💛💪💪💪

[@radleeand]

Should he be treat with understanding? He stayed in a foreign land, wanting to kill humans for money. He never left, hid, surrendered, or refused his orders. Has anything changed his beliefs that he has no rights to end life?

[@danac645]

Besides the fact that his arm was taking care of, I saw his wedding ring...To all ruzzian trolls in this chat, if it was like you say, that you are being tortured and killed by Ukrainians, if it was like that, would he been able to keep his wedding ring? Think, you robots, think! Slava Ukraini! 🙏🇺🇦🌻

[@Blaidd7542]

this guy is a Russian speaking Ukrainian from the occupied regions.

[@danac645]

@@Blaidd7542 So know him... It's so funny how you try your brainwashing on us! It doesn't work! Stop trying! Better go a do something to raise your country from the mud it's drowning!

[@Travellingisagift]

Russians are beast coming from one of their soldiers.

[@judithbradford9130]

in civilization, you consent to work for wages; in Russia your pay is not being killed. why did this man imagine the people who took him were from HIS army?

[@MedienGulli]

Russian Willy Wonker

[@Blaidd7542]

Russian speaking Ukranian, from the occupied regions, Russia has been using them as cannon fodder since 2014.

[@SunjuhTribal]

is there a version with the actual language spoken

[@californianorma876]

jerk

[@jamesfulwood5691]

What a shame, I hope the story is not propaganda. It is amazing how the russians think about lieing.

[@Jumbo344]

It’s amazing the empathy the Ukrainians show

[@Vbluevital]

Hopefully russian citizens was rise up in mass revolt.

[@jamroast]

He rose up against Ukraine as a citizen of Ukraine. TRAITOR

[@phillmckill5562]

I wonder what will happen when prisoners like this get home and the word spreads about POOtin's lies . VICTORY to Ukraine Australia is with you 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇦🇺🇺🇦🇦🇺🇺🇦

[@jamroast]

He is UkrainiAN damnit why can't you reaD?

[@beauboydave]

How was this video verified he could be saying anything?

[@jameslewis1605]

Welcome to the Russian way.

[@guylancaster2055]

I dont think Putler will buy the getting a drink story…

[@michaelfoort2592]

Pretty simple guys...

[@boabie1463]

Squint your eyes and this guy is a priest

[@mygps2022]

What'd it

[@raybrandt]

Don't you hate it when it happens?

[@AcikaMak]

Lol UA national tv is telling you they are good with POW. Best believe them

[@sdfghgtrew]

You should make them work for the Ukrainian army.

[@californianorma876]

You, who? Them, who? wtf...THINK

[@jonmacdiarmid3671]

Thanks for taking care of this guy just cannon fodder saved by a little compassion and human decency

[@bavovnainyourruzzkaface]

Is this a parody? I can't figure out, honestly.

[@norestmasuku3981]

He lost testicle in Pootin barbaric war, Now he cant make babies

[@californianorma876]

ignorant

[@RandomDeforge]

great content but it really could use a narator that sounds less like a dramatic chipmunk

[@ghostingcommentsisdeceptiv378]

It's not a coincidence he's got his upper left arm covered by the orange shirt 😂 looks more like 5 twigs attached to his arm not medical rods.

[@karensayer3089]

Has ilizarov external fixiture on his arm. Before you say it.The ilizarov was created by Russian medicals many years ago.Around Stalin era.

[@ghostingcommentsisdeceptiv378]

@@karensayer3089 Looks nothing like a ilizarov external fixture, can we authenticate it's even real? Why's the shoulder covered?

[@tedcrilly46]

I was fighting then cup of tea. they put bandage on it. i was in kherson. then i took the second left. ok then i was in disneyland. but then before i was in a coffee shop. two bags of potatoes. so i said no thank you michael jackson. i went up the ladder. but there were only 5 ducks left. thats why kherson. testicle.

[@musikmedravnen]

A POW can't give consent to having their rights violated. They're under duress. This is still illegal, and you guys are still disgusting for allowing and even promoting it.

[@alexiskiri9693]

Afraid to hear the truth about your "wondeful" commanders and military little orc?

[@juliec5309]

Get over yourself...keep the disgusting for destroying dams, stealing kids, raping men women and kids, torturing , etc... have you seen prisoner exchanges...check the bodies of the russians compared to the ukrainians...THAT is disgusting. Russian POWs have nothing to b.itch about

[@jamroast]

We get this A-hole who is obviously a JAG officer here trying to tell how it will be but FU.

[@UL439]

This guy sounds like the voice actor dubbing Shaolin Kung Fu soccer 😅

[@markusbalbach7608]

is he DPR/LPR?

[@jamroast]

Yes he is and a Ukrainian citizen so a terrorist.