I Want to Live (hotline)

I Want to Live
Хочу жити
FormationSeptember 18, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-18)
Parent organization
Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine
Websitehochuzhit.com Edit this at Wikidata

I Want to Live (Ukrainian: Хочу жити, romanizedKhochu zhyty; Russian: Хочу жить, romanizedKhochu zhit) is a hotline for receiving appeals from Russian servicemen in Ukraine. Operated by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, the service is designed to help Russian servicemen who do not want to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine to safely surrender to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1][2] The project guarantees the detention of surrendering military personnel in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.[3]

  1. ^ ""Добровільно в полон": як працює проєкт "Хочу жить" для російських військових" ["Voluntarily taken prisoner": how the "I want to live" project works for the Russian military]. Ukrainian Radio. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Проект "Хочу жить" помогает российским военнослужащим не попасть на войну" [The "I want to live" project helps Russian servicemen not to go to war]. Current Time TV. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Moscow blocked access to a Ukrainian website for Russian soldiers who want to surrender after it was bombarded with requests". Business Insider. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.