Behind Ukrainians’ divide on Russia’s propaganda videos, tell me about this news in (https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukrainians-divide-russias-propaganda-videos-rcna599892)

The NBC News investigative report examines how Russian forces film and distribute propaganda videos featuring captured Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), and the devastating social divide these videos cause inside Ukrainian communities.

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Key Details from the Investigation

• Coerced Confessions and Propaganda: Russian captors systematically record Ukrainian POWs making scripted or forced statementssuch as renouncing Ukraine, criticizing their commanders, or stating that they do not want to return home. Former detainees and United Nations monitors have documented that an overwhelming majority of Ukrainian prisoners face torture, beatings, and severe psychological coercion while in detention.

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• Impact on Ukrainian Communities: Despite the obvious duress of captivity, the wide circulation of these videos on Telegram channels and social media creates deep distrust and rifts within the soldiers’ home villages and towns. Some local residents mistakenly interpret the forced statements as genuine acts of betrayal.

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• The Case of Volodymyr Srebrodolskyy: The report highlights the tragic story of Ukrainian soldier Volodymyr Srebrodolskyy, who was filmed in Russian custody stating he did not want to return to Ukraine. Following the circulation of the clip, residents in his hometown of Karpylivka turned against him. After he died in captivity and his body was repatriatedbearing signs of violent trauma, including a fatal stab woundbacklash from local villagers was so severe that his burial in his hometown was contested, forcing his family to bury him roughly 100 kilometers away.

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• Weapon of Psychological Warfare: The investigation illustrates that these videos serve a dual purpose for Moscow: projecting an image to Russian audiences that Ukrainian soldiers are demoralized and disloyal, while deliberately sowing division, suspicion, and grief among Ukrainian civilians back home.

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