RUSSIAN troops who surrendered in Ukraine face a firing squad when they return home, one has of them has claimed.

According a Kremlin soldier who gave himself up to Ukrainian forces, a funeral has already been "arranged for him" back in Russia.

Vladimir Putin’s faltering invasion has seen morale among his forces plummet in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance.

Sobbing Russians have been filmed telling their captors they had no idea where they were being sent.

But now it’s feared they face being shot by their vengeful commanders when they return home, the Telegraph reports.

Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, a soldier from the 2nd Motor Rifle Division said: "In Russia, we are already considered dead.

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“I was given the opportunity to call my parents and they told me that a funeral for me had already been arranged.

"If we are exchanged, then we will be shot by our own people."

As the Russian offensive ran into difficulties, footage is emerged of captured Russian soldiers crying as they claim they had no idea what to expect in Ukraine.

Intercepted radio messages indicated troops were disobeying orders from Moscow to shell Ukrainian towns, and complaining about running out of food and fuel.

The recordings, obtained by British intelligence company ShadowBreak, include a soldier who sounds like he is crying.

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In another recording, a soldier loses his temper as he asks when food or fuel will arrive.

Other footage shows moment a surrendered Russian soldier breaks down in tears as Ukrainians feed him and help call his mum.

The shaken man is seen gulping down a cup of tea and a pasty as he is calmed by a woman who offers him her phone.

The young prisoner of war then blows kisses as his mother answers and bursts into tears.

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• Russia has been accused of nuclear terrorism after bombing a reactor in Kharkiv
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The Ukrainians have now claimed to have killed more than 12,000 Russians since Putin ordered his troops into their country.

Dramatic footage has emerged in the past day showing the moment a column of Russian tanks is destroyed by a Ukrainian ambush near Kyiv.

The attack reportedly claimed the life of yet another senior Russian commander as Vladimir Putin’s forces press in on the capital city.

According to Ukraine's defence ministry, the dead officer was Colonel Andrei Zakharov, the commander of a tank regiment.

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He was pictured being awarded the Order of Courage by Vladimir Putin himself in 2016.

His death adds to the toll of Russian commanders killed during the invasion of Ukraine, which includes three generals, with the operation reportedly described as a "clusterf***" by one Kremlin insider.

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