300 Ukrainian Turncoats Want to Flee to Russia – Moscow Doesn’t Want Them

On April 30, the profiles of 300 individuals convicted of collaboration with the enemy in Ukraine were published on the official website of the Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) sponsored project “I Want to Go to My Own,” (Хочу к своим). All of them have expressed a desire to be transferred to Russia in exchange for the release of Ukrainian citizens held by Moscow.

“The Russian authorities have been informed of the wish expressed by each of the 300 traitors to leave for Russia. However, Moscow has refused the offer seeming only to see their imprisoned former agents as useful propaganda tools and for spreading disinformation,” the project’s administrators say.

Each profile on the site includes a timer showing how long the person has been waiting for transfer. The shortest wait time belongs to Oleksiy Levin, who collaborated with occupying forces in his hometown, who has only been waiting for 21 days. One of the “record holders” is Anatoliy Ilyin, who gathered and passed on information about Ukrainian troop positions has been waiting for 1 year and 17 days.

According to the project, one convicted collaborator has already been exchanged and transferred to Russia in return for the release of Ukrainian citizens held by Russia.

Additionally, five individuals chose to end their cooperation with the occupation forces after learning about the project. Another 35 suspected collaborators are currently under investigation based on tips submitted to the website.

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Separately, 20 individuals who do not wish to remain in Ukraine and expressed a desire to relocate to Russia have submitted applications through a special form on the site. These requests are being reviewed by the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

The ‘I Want to Go to My Own’ project informs those who are still cooperating with the enemy or planning to do so that the “… website shows the profiles of those who trusted the promises of Russian handlers. Their stories are not propaganda – they are real warnings. You still have a chance to make the right choice and stop betraying your country.”

It continues: “Otherwise, you’ll end up behind bars – forgotten by your own people and abandoned by the same ‘Moscow mentors’ who today whisper empty promises, only to leave you behind tomorrow.”

The main goal of the project is to publicize information about convicted Russian agents, traitors, and collaborators who assisted Russia’s forces, by publishing details on the project’s website. It will also say that convicted collaborators are able to consent to be exchanged.

The second goal is to provide an opportunity for Ukrainian citizens who, for various reasons, still collaborate with the enemy to cease such activities under certain conditions by confessing using a form on the website.

The third goal is to allow Ukrainian citizens to share any information about enemy agents’ activities they have.

The fourth goal is to help citizens wishing to leave Ukraine for Russia to do so. Such applications are coordinated by representatives of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, who will facilitate the passage of those Ukrainian civilians who wish to go to Russia.

Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), said in response to a question from Kyiv Post about civilian exchanges, that “everything is regulated by Ukrainian legislation – we are a democratic, law-based state.”

“It is not about an exchange but a comprehensive process in which the willingness and desire of certain citizens to move to Russia and the aggressor state’s desire to return Ukrainian citizens are considered,” he said.