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Who would have thought surrendering by drone would ever be a thing? We may not, but the Ukrainians do. Indeed, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has released video instructions on how the troops can use drones to force Russian soldiers to surrender.

The method is relatively safe, as the Ukrainian soldiers can use it to get the would-be capitulators from a certain distance and thus avoid an ambush. But the drone is not the only way to make it easier for the Russians to capitulate, writes Der Spiegel.

The Ministry of Defense has also set up a hotline called “I want to live”. There is information on how best to avoid mobilization and a promise of Geneva Convention treatment and three hot meals a day after surrender. The whole is also available as a Telegram channel and as a website, but the latter is now blocked in Russia.

Nevertheless, the program seems to be working: According to the Russian exile medium “Meduza”, the site and hotline have received between 50 and 100 inquiries per day since its inception. The vast majority come from young men and their families who want to learn about the consequences of surrender. On the Ukrainian side, it is said that there are already some 4,300 concrete interested parties who are soon ready to surrender. This information could not be independently confirmed.

And how does Russia react? The “New York Times” reports that texts have been sent to Ukrainian numbers asking them to surrender. However, the action does not seem to be successful.