Volodymyr Zolkin

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zolkin (; born 1981) is a Ukrainian journalist, YouTuber and activist, living in Kyiv.

"Russian prisoners are asked to confirm that they have agreed to the interview and its broadcast, before being asked to give an account of their military background and the events that led to their capture, along with their thoughts on the war." [. . .] "The prisoners are allowed to call family and friends at home.. The reasoning is that the mothers of captured soldiers would truly listen to what their sons were saying about the truth about the war, Zolkin said."

Zolkin's videos have been widely referenced, and praised, across western media, although lawyers have suggested that he is violating the Third Geneva Convention by parading prisoners of war on the Internet. Zolkin denies this.