A Russian soldier started working for Ukraine's military intelligence in July, a Ukrainian official said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian soldier started working for Ukraine's military intelligence service earlier this year and then convinced 11 other soldiers to defect with him, Ukraine said. According to the report, Alfyorov initially got in touch with Ukraine through its "I want to live" hotline, which Ukraine set up in September 2022 to allow Russian soldiers to give themselves up. It is not clear from the report what intelligence Alfyorov provided, but Yusov highlighted the fact that he had convinced 11 other Russian soldiers to defect with him.

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Persons: —, Andriy Yusov, Daniil Alfyorov, Alfyorov, Yusov Organizations: Service, Main Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine, Kyiv Independent Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Russia's, Kyiv