OVER 1000 RUSSIAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN MARIUPOL-Ukraine has taken 1000 of Putin's soldiers prisoner

Ukraine has taken 1,000 of Putin's soldiers prisoner, President Zelensky reveals - as Russian captives plead 'we didn't want to go to war' and are made to say 'Putin is a d**khead' after surrendering.
Zelensky declared around 1,000 Russian POWs have been captured in Mariupol alone
He made the revelation during a conversation with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
It comes as footage emerged of six Russian soldiers who surrendered in Sribne
They were a reconnaissance team based in the southern part of Chernihiv oblast
Several of the soldiers declared 'Putin is a d**khead' in front of their captors
They also asked Ukrainians for forgiveness and said they didn't want to go to war
Ukraine's army has released a variety of videos showing Russian prisoners of war
The soldiers typically appear to have been treated well and many are allowed to call their families, provided they explain they are part of an invasion force
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today revealed that Ukraine has captured almost 1,000 Russian prisoners.

Zelensky made the declaration during a conference call with International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, one of the world's leading authorities on international human rights law who earlier this month opened an investigation into the war in Ukraine.
he Ukrainian leader told Khan: 'We have already almost 1,000 prisoners and their video testimonies,' before adding that he is looking forward to working with the ICC to ensure that 'those who invaded our territory for nothing are punished'.

Zelensky's revelation comes as footage emerged of a group six Russian soldiers calling President Vladimir Putin a 'd**khead' on the orders of their Ukrainian captors and declaring they did not want to go to war after surrendering south of Chernihiv.

The group, lead by Major Viktor Blyudin, was a reconnaissance team located in the forest near to the town of Sribne in the southern part of Chernihiv oblast.

They surrendered on March 21 to civilians in Sribne after learning that a neighbouring Russian cohort was killed, according to Sribnyanshchyna newspaper which posted a video of the soldiers on Facebook.

In the video, several of the soldiers can be heard repeating after their Ukrainian captors: 'Putin is a d**khead', before asking the people of Ukraine for forgiveness and telling their family and friends that they are being treated well.

Russian forces have already incurred heavy losses as their invasion nears its third week, with the Ukrainian army and territorial defence forces putting up a bitter fight to repel the invaders.
One soldier, wearing hooded fatigues and a black hat, said: I really love [my wife] and I hope that she will forgive me for coming here,' before labelling Putin and the Russian government as 'scumbags.'

Another, who gave his name as Anton Nikulkov, told his family and kids: 'Don't worry, I'm fine, everything's going to be okay.'

'Putin is a d**head,' he said, and the Ukrainian cameraman told him to repeat it louder.

'Putin is a d**khead!,' the soldier exclaimed, before repeating after the Ukrainian cameraman: 'Glory to Ukraine. Death to Russia.'