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Russian GRU special forces soldier surrenders through 'I Want to Live' project

  • Earliest collected report:ArmyINFORM

A Russian GRU special forces soldier surrendered to Ukraine using the 'I Want to Live' project. He stated that his decision was influenced by high casualties during an assault, where 70% of his unit was killed.

In brief

  • The soldier surrendered on September 8, 2026
  • 70% of his group were killed during the assault
  • The 'I Want to Live' project assists soldiers in surrendering
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 2 sources
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 1 source
  • Big capital 1 source
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Budget
  • Actor 1
  • Newsroom 1
50%2 items
Media business
  • Newsroom 1
25%1 item
Big capital
  • Newsroom 1
25%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

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