 Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender, as the war in Ukraine rages on, one of Russia's greatest advantages is the sheer number of troops it can send into the fight. But not all of those soldiers believe in Russia's invasion. Many soldiers have called a Ukrainian-run hotline asking to surrender. The Los Angeles Times wrote about it. It is said that on Russian-language social media, Ukrainians have spread the word about the programme's website intended as a portal for the surrender curious or their loved ones. It has attracted more than 13.3 million visits. 7.6 million of those from Russian territory organisers said. Soldiers also provide personal data through a chatbot on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, information Ukrainian authorities use to winnow down those who are serious about turning themselves in. Citing security reasons, Ukrainian officials declined to disclose how many surrenders have been brokered via the programme. Hotline operators' field calls around the clock from Russians who are soon to be mobilised are in the midst of being deployed or are already on the battlefield. Callers might be jittery or stoic, defensive or remorseful, coolly business-like or floridly emotional. Sometimes all of those in a single conversation, the outlet wrote. It is said that the 10-member hotline team also active duty service personnel with backgrounds in psychology is tasked with providing callers with clear, concise instructions while being alert to signs that the outreach might be a probe by Russian intelligence, meant to elicit information about Ukrainian methods and intentions. However, however tense the backdrop, those dealing directly with would-be surrenderers try to calm them down, said Vitaly Matvienko, a junior lieutenant who serves as spokesman for the programme which is run by the Department for Prisoners of War. Russians who want to turn themselves in are told to wave a white cloth, remove the magazines from their guns, point the barrels to the ground and eschew body armour and helmets. They are assured that in the event they want to be sent home in a prisoner swap, their paperwork will reflect that they were captured, not that they gave up voluntarily. If a surrendering soldier runs out of options for separating himself from his unit, the hotline offers help. Ukrainians say they've heard from Russian soldiers already on the battlefield who learned of the hotline by word of mouth or from a scrawled on slip of paper passed from hand to hand. So a large number of Russian soldiers want to surrender but their exact number are not disclosed.