BBC在乌克兰西部战俘营采访了被俘的乌克兰籍士兵，这些士兵曾为俄罗斯军队服役1。许多来自顿巴斯地区的战俘表示自愿参加俄军，动机各异1。乌克兰协调总部官员佩特罗·亚岑科评价这些士兵时指出："他们非常亲俄，国家认同非常模糊"1。
受访战俘给出了多种参军原因1。士兵安东表示不后悔选择为俄罗斯作战，称"我去保卫我的土地"1。另一名士兵阿尔乔姆获得了400,000卢布（合3,470英镑或5,000美元）的签约费，但这笔钱从未到手，而俄罗斯士兵的报酬则高出5倍1。康斯坦丁选择加入俄军是为了避免15年的监禁刑期1。官方统计声称，超过50,000名乌克兰人在被占领地区遭到强制征兵1。
这些士兵在乌克兰被定为叛国罪，目前在战俘营中与俄罗斯士兵一起被关押1。在战俘交换谈判中，来自顿巴斯的战俘被列为低优先级，仅十余名此类战俘在今年被交换1。
The BBC has interviewed Ukrainian-born prisoners of war held in a camp in western Ukraine who voluntarily fought for Russian forces. 1 Many of these soldiers, originating from the Donbas region, cited reasons for joining the Russian military that included being educated in Russian-occupied territories from childhood, identifying ethnically with Russia, receiving substantial signing bonuses, or seeking to avoid imprisonment. 1
According to the prisoners' accounts, compensation packages varied significantly between Ukrainian-born recruits and Russian soldiers. One soldier named Artyom received a signing fee of 400,000 rubles—equivalent to £3,470 or approximately $5,000—though he claimed never to have received the full amount, while Russian soldiers were offered five times that compensation. 1 Another recruit, Konstantin, explained that joining the Russian military allowed him to avoid a 15-year prison sentence. 1 Anton expressed no regret about fighting for Russia, stating "I went to defend my land." 1
Ukrainian authorities have charged these soldiers with treason, yet they remain detained alongside Russian prisoners of war in the same facilities and are assigned low priority in prisoner exchange negotiations. 1 According to official statistics, more than 50,000 Ukrainian citizens have been forcibly conscripted in occupied territories. 1 Petro Yatsenko, a Ukrainian coordination headquarters official, characterized the prisoners' outlook as decidedly pro-Russian, noting that "they are very pro-Russia, [with] state identity very fuzzy." 1 Only around a dozen prisoners of war from the Donbas region have been exchanged this year. 1
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