“I have some things for you, Cosmetics” “My dear, everything for the family, after all, what Russian wouldn’t steal everything? Sophia will go to school soon, she would need a computer, go ahead, take everything you can Call between a Russian soldier in Ukraine and his wife at home, intercepted by the Kiev security services. This was reported by the Kyev Independent’s Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Lapatina, who tweeted some of the conversations, sparking a wave of popular outrage.
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Intercepted Russian call:
I stole some stuff for you, some makeup…
My darling, everything for the family… After all, what Russian wouldn’t steal. Sofia is going to school soon, she needs a computer too… Take everything you can with you.That is shocking.
Anastasiia Lapatina (@lapatina_) March 30, 2022
“They are rich, that’s why they fight”
In the talk that reached the press, it seems that robbing Ukrainians is the norm occupied territories and that the Russian soldier is very surprised by the standard of living of the Ukrainians. In fact, the wife asks her husband if the others will stay too plunder the shops in the occupied territories and the husband confirms that like his comrades he doesn’t have “a lot” to be able to take more things with him.
Then the soldier describes the house where he carries out the thefts and expresses his admiration
the tenants: «These must be sporty people, they have a lot of expensive vitamins, even the football shirts are amazing..» and he continues «I was amazed at the quality of the stuff they have“. After these words comes the comment of the wife: “Think about how they lived and how we livemaybe that’s why they fight while we what a lousy life we lead? ».
Finally the spoils of war he is quite thin: “I got you some makeup, then there are some sneakers, they are nice, size 38, they have quality things here…” says the man. “You’re good for Sophia,” remarks his wife, who continues, “they said you’ll be back soon.” The husband confirms and explains that they should go through Belarus, and then through Smolensk. “But nobody tells us anything here,” he concludes discouraged.