I Want to Live (hotline)
| I Want to Live Coordination Center for receiving appeals from Russian military personnel for surrender | |
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| Founded | 18 September 2022 |
| Website | Official website of the project Telegram bot of the project |
I Want to Live (Ukrainian: Хочу жити; Russian: Хочу жить) is a hotline for receiving appeals from Russian servicemen in Ukraine. Operated by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, the service is designed to help Russian servicemen who do not want to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine to safely surrender to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1][2] The project guarantees the detention of surrendering military personnel in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.[3]
Process
According to the official website of the project, there are several methods by which a Russian serviceman can submit an appeal and surrender. These include calling the round-the-clock hotline, or following instructions from a chatbot on a channel of the project. Since shortly after the launch of the project, Russian state bodies blocked access to it from the territories controlled by the Russian Federation.[4][5][3]
History
On September 18, the coordination headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war, as a continuation of the project designed to inform the Russian military about the possibility of laying down weapons and preserving their lives, launched a special state project with a 24-hour hotline for receiving appeals from the Russian military and their families called "I want to Live."[6][7]
On October 5, 2022, it became known that with the help of this project, the first Russian serviceman who was mobilized immediately after the announced partial mobilization in Russia surrendered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[8]
During the first month of the project more than three thousand calls from Russian military personnel were processed.[9]
See also
References
- ^ ""Добровільно в полон": як працює проєкт "Хочу жить" для російських військових" ["Voluntarily taken prisoner": how the "I want to live" project works for the Russian military]. Українське радіо. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Проект "Хочу жить" помогает российским военнослужащим не попасть на войну" [The "I want to live" project helps Russian servicemen not to go to war]. Настоящее время. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Moscow blocked access to a Ukrainian website for Russian soldiers who want to surrender after it was bombarded with requests". Business Insider. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Россия заблокировала сайт "Хочу жить", но желающих сдаться в плен очень много: куда им обращаться" [Russia has blocked the site "I want to live", but there are a lot of people who want to surrender: where to contact them]. 24tv. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Про умови здачі в полон росіяни можуть дізнаватися через соціальні мережі" [Russians can find out about the conditions of surrender through social networks]. ГУР МОУ. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Запущено Єдиний центр та цілодобову гарячу лінію прийому звернень від російських військових" [The Unified Center and a 24-hour hotline for receiving appeals from the Russian military have been launched]. ГУР МОУ. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "В Украине создали горячую линию для российских военных, готовых сложить оружие" [Ukraine has created a hotline for the Russian military, ready to lay down their arms]. УНІАН. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Перший російський мобілізований здався у полон за допомогою проєкту "Хочу жити"" [The first Russian mobilized prisoner surrendered with the help of the "I want to live" project]. Центр національного спротиву. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "На горячие линии "Хочу жить" обратилось уже более трех тысяч российских военных" [Over 3,000 Russian servicemen have already contacted the "I want to live" hotlines]. Укрінформ. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
