'I Wanted Easy Money' - Russian POW on Why He Signed the Contract to Go to War

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.
Dmitry Suzdalyev is a resident of Orenburg, Russia. He had some financial problems and saw an advert on Russian television where they promised him a lot of money for fighting in the war against Ukraine. For almost half a year he was stationed in Ukraine and was taken captive during a hard fight. We still don't know if he committed any war crimes while illegally stationed on the Ukrainian territory but on the video, Dmitry appeals to the citizens of Russia - not to come to Ukraine. As he had not seen the promised money and after his contract was over, the Russians did not let him come back to Russia.
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[@esmenhamaire6398]

... and nowhere in that interview did he express regret for the needless death and destruction caused to Ukrainians due to Putin's illegal war of attempted conquest and genocide. Disgusting.

[@susansmith9263]

In Orkastan, they will write, he was captured a hero, in defense of the Motherland. In fact he was trying to get rich by killing his neighbors. 😳 Слава Україні! Героям Слава! 🇺🇲 🇺🇦

[@331SVTCobra]

Orkastan 😂🤣😅😆

[@mariomonteiro4691]

Agora que tenho conhecimento de algumas das ações desse covarde , digo abertamente que depois do interrogatório sumário. Ía dar um passeio com ele , dava um cigarro e como é russo,dava-lhe a conhecer a verdadeira roleta russa. Que no caso dele usava um revolver de 6 munições com uma munição de salva no ultimo orificio. E repetia todos os dias pela manhã até ele deixar de acreditar que colocava uma munição real, no dia seguinte não colocava 1 munição real mas 2 . Gastar recursos logisticos só para ficar bonito para a OTAN.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

He really is a disgustingly un-self-aware person. He doesn't even realise he just told everyone he would have been perfectly content being part of a machine murdering Ukrainians, if the machine only WORKED. What he is upset about is it wasn't what he was promised.

[@kevinmullner4280]

80% of them are like that. At minimum. Always whining about the hardships they go through, financial issues, no word of regret for what they´ve done.

[@mbburry4759]

Even so, might open some russian eyes, and discourage russian men for joining the fight... if their military is screwing over their own soldiers - what else are they doing wrong?

[@helloicanseeu2]

u cant expect the ordinary person from poorer regions to be a saint in a country ruled by a murderous kleptocracy?

[@calebrussell3549]

Live as a Russian in poverty and it shouldn't be surprising that some of them took a job in the military for easy money without regret

[@lakerakka742]

Seems like we all do things at the expense of others, like the clothes/electronics we use made in China and elsewhere by children and factories with poor working conditions. But your right , the guy who grew up being propagandized should have known better.

[@evilfingers4302]

Russian Idiot is more fitting than Russian POW.

[@331SVTCobra]

The idiots are the ones who didn't surrender. Russian soldiers freezing in trenches, hungry, getting bombarded by drone-dropped-grenades, notified to expect clusterbomb attacks starting next week and F-16 attacks starting in December... I think the smarter ones say "to heck with this".

[@simian_essence]

The most important question (and answer) revolved around the ethics of the job itself. Far too many Russians lack ethics. 😡. That generates great suffering. 😢

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

If you told this guy he would be released if he shot another Russian POW, he would do it.

[@peceed]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican Don't forget it is a war. Human life has very little value, and in principle there are millions of "official killers".

[@glennquagmire1747]

Easy money ? 230,000 dead Russians couldn't even get bodybags hahahahahaha 🤣

[@anybodyhandle]

The Russian have 1000 mobile crematorium from China and their commanders collect money for the missing in action….😂😂😂

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

He’s very sorry…….. that he didn’t get paid.

[@MW6PNW]

A very deluded guy trying to look out for his family. Maybe a farm or factory job would have provided better. Hes just very lucky how humain the Ukrainians are. Good luck to Ukrain

[@larzkruber822]

like all of them he doesn´t take any responsibility, it´s always others, never him

[@delpinsky]

The problem is to let the other zombies of the Russian Army to know they are just meat for the slaughter. Why not launching missiles full of flyers with this message, perhaps a QR code for this kind of YouTiube videos with PoWs, but I guess they have just old mobile phones, not smartphones... A war is fought with soldiers, but if they surrender all at once, or many of them surrender, Russia can't fight this war anymore.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Deluded? He seems sneaky.

[@TheOhioCountryboy]

No, a farm or factory job would not have paid better. He was making about $300 a month, and got the opportunity to earn $2500 a month.

[@mbburry4759]

​@@larzkruber822idk some of these guys seem well aware of the bigger situation - not this one so much though

[@williamdeasy7507]

If he got a normal job or left Russia he would be with he's son now no sympathy for any Russian glory to Ukraine

[@luca-yd8jk]

All of those pow are astonished how ukraine is a already a western country fully civilized and their is a third world medieval land.

[@deecee1522]

Putin and Lvova-Belova to the Hague.

[@rhondabailey9238]

...and the companies supporting their child-trafficking; Dannon Yogurt(Danone), Carl's jr., Guess, Nestly's, TGI Friday's, Unilever etc 💸

[@cajones5956]

The continuing lack of self awareness in Russia is mind boggling. 99% are forever barefooted. -“Put yourself in their shoes” Is this just an American saying?

[@user-in3ik3st5b]

Allies of Ukraine Must Give More Better Weapons To Ukraine Like ATACMS Missiles and F-16 Combat Jets So That More Evil Russian Soldiers Will Quickly Surrender and All Ukrainian Territories Will Be Liberated Quickly By Ukraine and its Heroes Like Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. 💙💛

[@JonROlsen]

Ukraine Military still has 80% of their Combat Potential left!

[@MadMax75th]

Absolutely!! Give Ukraine everything they need!!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 from the USA 🇺🇸

[@JonROlsen]

It's done, it's over, Save your money ah From the USA.@@MadMax75th

[@littlebigfish9205]

More weapon means they can open more fronts and increase the pressure on the roaches.

[@lukeamato2348]

Its ironic that he has the mclaren honda shirt...longest losing streak in their history

[@paleghost]

I'm surprised that the grunts don't shoot/kill the commanders when presented the choice of certain death on the front lines or execution by the commander.

[@soewin9784]

Russian men go to war without return ticket; but they get death. 😢😢😢

[@etienecalvacante5902]

A Ucrânia será sempre Ucrânia e o Putin não vai conseguir nada, 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦❤️❤️🇧🇷

[@anybodyhandle]

He regretted to not get money from Putin and “complained” to be captured. Joker 😂😂😂😂

[@Gryzor88]

War is hell. Which part of that common knowledge is difficult to understand?

[@nikitaromeo8837]

💙💛Glory to the Heroes! ✌ russia will fall, it is inevitable, resistance is futile! i hope you say the same when you get back.

[@martindiaz764]

Jjjj 👹🤮🤮

[@Jyshrii]

but he doesn't feel sorry for the horrors inflicted on Ukrainians, only for himself and other Russians.

[@hschmidt79]

The Money wasn't that easy, huh? 😂

[@florendilhobbit2099]

"The guy [Calling Artillery on our position to die byy russian rather than Ukrainian fire] freaked us out." Very understandable emotions there..

[@ernakittsteiner6510]

EASY... wtf, he simply only cares about himself 😮 I do not like many russians nowadays 😞

[@kevincooper3727]

Russia should issue body bags and toe tags. Make them easier to sort out later.

[@MadMax75th]

It bothers me that so many of these Russian soldiers only complain about not getting paid, not about the injustice of attacking another Country that has done nothing to justify being attacked. I expected more humanity from Russian soldiers once they saw how this criminal action was being waged against Ukraine!

[@thomassims4701]

"WAR" - Wanted easy money Is this a joke? Darwin this guy 😏

[@JonROlsen]

You know it's a fake.

[@csh5414]

The battalion commanders Callsign was “I don’t give a fuck”

[@JonROlsen]

Ukraine Army making huge gains in South and East!

[@331SVTCobra]

I don't think "huge" means what you think it means. But yes, their victory is inevitable in spite of Trump's help to Putin.

[@jsaintr.i.r4018]

Russian roulette ❤

[@hopemags9642]

Nothing but a 🧠☠️🧟‍♂️ Victory for Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@camoTiara]

💙🇺🇦💙

[@JETWTF]

That's a real stand up guy, wants easy money so he joins the military during an active war. Not to smart either.

[@robertbrooks6167]

Putin: “Remember, I’m not just the president of the Small Club for Men, I’m also the genius planning Ukrainian domination.” “Brilliant plan, Putin! Oh, no, wait. What if we want to use a plan that works?” The Comedy of Errors

[@jerrybrodrick]

Yet anther morally bankrupt orc.

[@bassobalalaikka5005]

great video. thanks for translation and dubbing. btw how come all these russian POWs can speak russian, if russian speaking is somehow forbidden in Ukraine? could it be so that russian Pravda is lying all the time?

[@ellenfaulkner7616]

There is Russian speaking people in Ukraine

[@pakde8002]

Came for the toilet, stayed for the food. Five Stars.

[@B.D.E.]

That story about not being able to call artillery on themselves is accidentally hilarious.

[@user-zg8ls4dq9y]

우크라에. 영광을!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@boduke2522]

when u get home make sure your on ground floor so u dont fall very far

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

A Fool For A Day A Fool For A Lifetime

[@jasonharryphotog]

another elite athlete next elite fighter captured, :))))

[@davidking7222]

So , dad has no job ! Got a kid , and saw a job for the war on cartoon's with his son . With no pay , Then two weeks training and his a POW .

[@steveharkins279]

Great job on Kerch bridge, now hit it again,,, from the Asove sea with storm Shadow, have it skim the surface over land and sea, weaving back and forth. Leverage Storm Shadow, tech, it takes time to program, but is worth the patience. Hit it again tonight. There is also 2 choices in the 3rd strike, point storm shadow straight up into high altitude, close in territory, fly high across, then come straight down at “ballistic” speed. Russia has not seen that yet. Counting on the S300/400 has too much distance to cross & not enough chip prossing speed to adjust at such a steep down angle in speed. Basically treating a cruse missile like an ICBM, and let S300/400 try and catch up…. While also having the planet’s gravity working for you. Under ideal conditions, having multiple S300/400 air defense follow Storm Shadow into the bridge.

[@johnquinn456]

Welcome to Ukraine

[@susannearmstrong3424]

Easy Money????????????????? Can't cure stupid.

[@scottm3130]

There is no such thing as easy money.

[@IndigoSun-hz6cq]

Knife.. throat. Let his mother wonder..

[@izraelservantofalmightygod]

Easy money when risking your life and having no freedom where you will be send? Wery optimistic (or rather foolish) thinking.

[@damocles8417]

Easy money huh? You won’t find money, easy or otherwise, in Russia. You could get a job selling hamburgers at McDonalds in the United States, and you would earn more money at an American McDonalds that you would serving in the Russian Army.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Most modern wars are started by politicians who will never hold a weapon or ever be in danger themselves. They use their influence to keep their family from having to fight as well! That's just one of the reasons I hold politicians in very low regard!

[@peceed]

Hitler, Stalin, Churchil, Mussolini,Mao, Franco disagree.

[@charlesmartin5012]

He showed no concern for Ukraine or its people. Maybe Ruzzian prisoners should be neutered as part of their medical treatment…

[@DougWedel-wj2jl]

Do POWs get paid while incarcerated? I mean by the military group they are with. Not the captors. And missing in action? If you get separated from your leaders but keep fighting, you are still “working”, still “on the job.”

[@rbhusana]

They should have sent Tucker Carlson to the front lines while they had him in his beloved Russia

[@TheOhioCountryboy]

It's very difficult to understand the translation. Lower the volume of the POW who is speaking. His voice conflicts with the voice of the translator.

[@user-bi4nm5zp7f]

Well clearly this guy is not the smartest individual🤦‍♂️ now he gonna be on ukraine protection,, his life is gonna be misery

[@plainsight1249]

It sounds like he has the same reason to enlist as most other citizens do.... governments will pay well on both sides of a conflict to keep the war machine running. NATO has given Ukraine over $52 Billion at this point.

[@louisedgmon4860]

Usually first complaint is how russian commanderz tried to shoot him😂😂😂😂

[@slavojalois1639]

Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇿 🇺🇦 🇦🇺

[@simian_essence]

"Well I was young, and it just happened." That is how people generally come into the world 🌎. If you think 🤔 about it too much, you might lose hope in the future. Mother nature is wiser than we think.

[@MattBellzminion]

"Idiocracy" in real life.

[@simian_essence]

@@MattBellzminion Reproduction is great. Idiocy is not.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

@@simian_essence "Idiocracy" is an American movie about how dumb people breed more that smart people.

[@simian_essence]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican Well, it must be true. I'm smart but I also have no kids 😉.

[@simian_essence]

On the other hand, there's certainly nothing wrong with having kids, whether from smart or dumb people.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Have more Vodka Comrade, don't mind the dead russian bear smelling in the corner smelling of poo.

[@vickythefist7062]

He never said he wanted "easy money " theres nothing easy about getting wounded or maybe killed

[@nataliiateteruk585]

Look at his gray hair, he is borne at year 1999 but looks well over 40 years old.

[@TMMReznor]

You must have been watching a different video to me. All I saw was a disgusting little gopnik. No sign of the gray hair though.

[@nataliiateteruk585]

@@TMMReznor he looks very old.

[@vickythefist7062]

Nothing wrong with providing fir your family .also asking why they had a baby first ?? Your telling me no one in Ukraine gets pregnant outside wedlock .whst about all those kids you used to dump in orphanages that have parents but they just dont want to look after them because they sre too busy getting pissed

[@cartestgroupoy2441]

First you build a car and then you sell a cars and then you make money

[@cynthiastrawson3316]

A very shallow person.

[@louisedgmon4860]

They look kinda cave-manish actually...are we fighting humans????

[@csh5414]

I mean I can think of other jobs to make some easy money..other than risking my life on the front with one of the worst armies in the world.

[@bryanoneill5047]

Either Russian language or English, but not both at once it just sounds like someone interrupting someone else constantly, I appreciate that you are going for instant translation, but it was annoying enough for me to leave at 5:29!

[@ellenfaulkner7616]

I understood it perfectly.

[@anybodyhandle]

The Russian should be prosecuted and sent for minimum 15 years to jail. How many Ukrainians he killed ?? Some stupid excuses for propaganda media is making him victim 😂😂😂😂 Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪🇺🇦💪🇺🇦🙏

[@Branca179]

💪🇺🇦✨💫

[@denismorgan9742]

I heard Mr Zelenski about forgiveness. To be truthful forgiveness for collaboration etc is not for the President, Prime minister or any body else. Forgiveness is for the Ukrainian Church, healing physically medic's do, healing psychologically and society is for the Ukrainian Church.

[@JonROlsen]

Mr Zelenskyy, as a World Leader, could offer absolution to a contrite, lost soul.

[@denismorgan9742]

@@JonROlsen he could do but why, this is what religion is for and the church of Ukraine. Not for presidents or prime minister's, religion is there for forgiveness and for people's souls.

[@JonROlsen]

@@denismorgan9742 Maybe you don't think a Jew could forgive a Russian POW.

[@denismorgan9742]

@@JonROlsen this is not the question. The Church does forgiveness.

[@JonROlsen]

@@denismorgan9742 The Church can't spare his life. Not even The Pope can spare his life!

[@stormynoah6432]

He is a F1 fan so can't be all bad.

[@GiveMeaFuckingBreakDude]

He seems like he would be a cool dude in a different time line .

[@randomthoughts9463]

It's all about HIM and $$$$

[@maidingermany]

He want to earn Money for his son, and go into a war, were much Children get killed, kidnapped or mutilated. You're a Hero.