Volga 149.200 ( Russian: Волга 149.200) is a Very high frequency radio frequency (149.2 MHz) for receiving surrender appeals from Ukrainian servicemen. The hotline was set up by the Russian military in the summer of 2023.[ citation needed] The hotline was designed to enable Ukrainian servicemen who do not want to participate in combat or military operations to surrender to the Russian Armed Forces. Similar to how the Ukrainian hotline I Want to Live is designed to help Russian servicemen who do not want to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine to safely surrender to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. [1] The Ukrainian soldiers who use the radio frequency to surrender are reportedly "well-fed and provided with all necessary medical care". [2] According to the Russian state media center TASS and the Hong Kong based news website BNN Breaking, over 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have used the radio frequency to surrender. [3] However, a Snopes analysis found no evidence for this claim. [4] On 18 November 2023, Russian Milbloger and special forces veteran Andrei Dobrovolsky reported on his Telegram channel that a company of Ukrainian soldiers in Avdiivka surrendered to Russian forces using the frequency. [5] [6]