Captured Russian soldier begs for forgiveness for Ukraine invasion

A Russian soldier who was captured by Ukrainian forces says he realised he was on the wrong side when his favourite boxers took up arms to defend their country from invaders. Lieutenant Colonel Astakhov Dmitry Mikhailovich begged for forgiveness in a press conference after he was captured, saying he was under the impression Ukraine was under the grip of a fascist regime. Read the latest updates here: https://bit.ly/34FLMQm Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH Get the latest headlines: https://bit.ly/3I6e2ZW Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.