Ukraine Official Reads Heartbreaking Final Messages From Russian Soldier To His Mother Before He Was Killed

A Russian soldier’s alleged final texts to his mother before he was killed during the invasion into Ukraine are giving yet another look into the human cost of Vladimir Putin’s senseless war.

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Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, read the texts out loud during a speech on Monday decrying Russia’s invasion. 

The soldier reportedly texted his mother that he was no longer doing training sessions and that he had been sent to Ukraine.

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“There is a real war raging here,” he allegedly wrote. “I’m afraid. We are bombing all of the cities, together. Even targeting civilians. We were told that they would welcome us. And they are falling under our armored vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass. They call us fascists.

“Mama, this is so hard.”

Here’s a transcript of a Russian soldier’s last text messages to his mother that Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UN just read out from screenshots at the emergency session of the UN General Assembly pic.twitter.com/j8fTAz3xwr

— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) February 28, 2022

Although the texts have not been verified, Kyslytsya claimed they were sent just moments before the soldier was killed. Further details were not immediately available.

As the invasion began, Putin’s tight control over the information received by Russian soldiers and civilians has been a point of concern, and these texts — if they are what Kyslytsya alleges them to be — suggest members of Putin’s army did not know what they were getting into prior to this invasion.

yes. they were told it was training exercises by Putin, until they realized they were actually killing Ukrainians.

they did not want to be doing this.

— Miss Construed (@RavenJae5) February 28, 2022

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Not gullible they are forced to be there. A lot of people were drafted

— john sims (@johnsim99508399) February 28, 2022

I have a friend from Russia who has been fed the worst propaganda, she literally believed it was a peace mission and that Ukraine was somehow evil. She was worried about the perception of Russia, and I didn’t know how to tell her…

— Perfunctory (@laotraJessica) February 28, 2022

Conscripts are not supposed to serve outside of Russia’s borders too.

— Serienya (@Serienya) February 28, 2022

It is not a fake.

All of the Russian POWs – are saying the same thing. they were told they were going on a training exercise.
A peace-keeping exercise.

This should be a crime in itself.

Ukraine has set up a hotline for Russian mothers to call.

— Keep The Faith (@GenieJeanJ) February 28, 2022

The text exchange was only a portion of Kyslytsya’s speech; he continued by comparing Russia to Nazi Germany and suggested Putin commit suicide like Hitler did.

“If Ukraine does not survive… international peace will not survive,” he said. “If Ukraine does not survive, the United Nations will not survive. Have no illusions. If Ukraine does not survive, we cannot be surprised if democracy falls next.”

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*First Published: March 1, 2022, 8:25 am