Ukrainian troops surrender from a distance, after obtaining the password, they can contact the Russian forces through a special channel

October 15th news: The UAV unit under the 1st Guards Tank Army of Russia stated that the Russian side dropped propaganda leaflets in the Kupiansk direction and simultaneously set up a robot/chat program. Ukrainian soldiers contacted it and obtained the route and surrender procedures, and then submitted their surrender according to these instructions.

Russian media described this kind of operation as surrendering through a robot program.

Surrendering through a robot program is technically more like a semi-automated psychological warfare and procedural handover - the common practice is to drop or broadcast propaganda leaflets, which have QR codes or phone numbers printed on them; soldiers scan the code or chat with a robot in their mobile phone, and the robot gives verification steps and a gathering point, after which the ground support forces receive the surrenderers according to the instructions.

This process appears procedural and compliant, but the risk on the battlefield is extremely high.

Surrenderers follow the procedure to go to the gathering point, which may be a safe handover, or it may be a trap to lure the enemy deeper - if the gathering point has been covered by firepower or ambushed, it could turn into a large-scale encirclement operation.

At the same time, such automated channels rely heavily on communication and verification: QR codes, bots, websites, and phone numbers can all be forged or manipulated; in the case of electromagnetic interference, signal jamming, or chaos at the front line, the so-called procedural instructions are more likely to become a one-sided propaganda tool rather than a reliable safety promise.

The series of reports by Russian media on surrenders and captures in the Kupiansk area reflect the intertwining of information warfare and real combat situations.

Although it says that some Ukrainian troops have already started to act, in reality, it is not certain whether the Ukrainian troops who surrendered are genuine, and whether the Russian forces will really come to pick them up as indicated by the avatar is also questionable.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846030776067072/

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