Russian POW POWs "Putin this video ..."

The Ukrainian government has released videos of Russian prisoners of war on social media.

Fierce fighting is taking place not only on Ukrainian territory, but also on the Internet.

Ukraine-Russia information warfare strategy using the Internet

A video posted on SNS by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine... It is said that what is shown on the screen is a Russian prisoner of war.

What the prisoners said was...

"Russian Prisoner of War" in video: Mother, get me out of here.

--What are you doing here? This place is killing ordinary people... killing people who have done nothing wrong.

The words "Killing people who have done nothing wrong".

Furthermore, harsh words to the Russian government and military that ordered the invasion.

"Russian prisoners of war" in the video: Originally do not kill civilians, avoid them

--it was all a lie! Kindergartens and residential areas are being attacked! You have children! If you're watching this, speak up, speak louder. Show this (this video) to even Putin!

According to US CNN news, some of the prisoners complained that they were not given enough equipment, had no training at all, and even a 19-year-old soldier.

What is the purpose of the Ukrainian side to disseminate information about Russian prisoners of war?

Military journalist Kazuhiko Inoue: This is psychological warfare against Russia, isn't it? After all, here is my husband, my son. I don't mind if it means that these people are reflected. Of course, the longer the war drags on, the longer it will take for them to return home, and there are many voices in Russia from their relatives and families asking them to stop the war as soon as possible. This is the purpose so that you can say that

It is pointed out that the video release is a "psychological warfare" against Russia.

More videos like this.

Russian soldiers ``Occupiers robbed shops'' published by Ukrainian side

This is security camera footage released on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

It is said that it is a state of the store in the town of Ukraine.

One of the soldiers appears to be standing in front of the register looking for something.

Furthermore, we saw a soldier walking out of the store with a white bag in his hand.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said it was filming mass looting by Russian soldiers. "Occupants are robbing shops," he criticized.

What is the truth about 5,300 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine announcement?

There is a big difference between the two countries regarding information dissemination.

One of the biggest differences is the death toll of the Russian army.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, between February 24th and 28th at 6:00 am, about 5,300 Russian soldiers died.

On the other hand, the Russian side, the Russian military, had announced "zero deaths" so far, but on the 27th, they acknowledged the existence of military casualties for the first time. However, the number of people has not been made public.

In the meantime, Ukraine has opened a site where you can search for the dead and prisoners of war of Russian soldiers on SNS, and has released videos.

Professor Nakamura of the University of Tsukuba said that the information on the Ukrainian side is also claimed to be correct, stimulating the anti-Putin movement that is taking place in Russia, and further lowering the morale of the Russian soldiers on the front lines. Professor Itsuro says.

Russia's move is to regulate the press.

Regarding military operations in Ukraine, words such as "attack", "capture", and "declaration of war" are prohibited, and if they are used, it is said that a deletion order will be issued as "dissemination of false information".

Furthermore, failure to comply with this order can result in a fine of approximately ¥5,100,000.

In other words, there is a movement in Russia to regulate the media side.

How should we perceive information about Russia, Ukraine, and both?

It is important to see both sides of the expert ``characteristics of modern warfare'' East and West, we will do information warfare. While it is an information warfare against the other country, it also has the aspect of an information warfare against its own people. After all, by showing images of prisoners of war or looting, it raises the will of the people to fight and motivates them to fight the right way. That's why I think we have to look at both sides.

Susumu Kazama, Commentator, Fuji Television News Bureau: This is not confirmed, but this kind of video production is not directly done by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, but by a PR company. I think I'm in

We asked Kazuhiko Inoue, a military journalist, what the military implications of information warfare are.

Mr. Kazuhiko Inoue, Military Journalist: From a military point of view, it is a feature of modern warfare. In a highly computerized society, individuals can immediately view information on their terminals. Then, the flowed information has a psychological effect in a short time. This is pretty effective psychological warfare. Moreover, the difference in the positions of the two who are fighting is big

Mr. Kazuhiko Inoue, Military Journalist: Russia does not report the number of casualties or casualties. There is also the fear that anti-war demonstrations have been ignited in about 60 locations across the country, with the anti-war sentiment spreading. What the captured soldiers are saying is that they thought it was training. On the Ukrainian side, however, there are soldiers who cross the border from Poland and return to Ukraine to defend their homeland. It will be a tailwind for those people. So, information warfare can be disadvantageous or advantageous depending on the difference in position. This is a big difference from the old battles

(From "Mezamashi 8" broadcast on March 1)

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