Russia: "Kiev could consider us traitors," says Ukrainian officer

Video ID: 20140807-039 M/S Sleeping soldier M/S Soldiers SOT Anton Officer, frontier soldier (in Russian): "The thing is that we didn't have enough equipment to hold the enemy. And given this lack the decision was made." C/U Badge C/U Soldier's boots W/S Barracks SOT Anton Shingera Ukrainian, Officer, 72nd brigade (in Russian) "Yes, you are right, our country may accuse us." Journalist (in Russian): "Of what?" Anton Shingera (in Russian): They could consider us traitors - we crossed another country's border. I don't know." SCRIPT Ukrainian soldiers who fled their country and crossed the border into Russia spoke out at a camp in which they are staying in the Russian region of Rostov, Thursday. A number of the soldiers expressed awareness they could be considered traitors by Kiev for their decision. Four hundred and thirty eight soldiers and officers of the Ukrainian armed forces crossed into Russia at the Gukovo Checkpoint, escaping intense fighting near Krasnopartizansk. About 200 of the Ukrainian troops have now left Russia and returned to Ukraine. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://google.com/+RuptlyTV Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv