The commander of the neo-Nazi regiment, Denis Porkopenko, has ordered in a video message posted on social networks that the defense of the port city be halted “to preserve the life and health of the soldiers of the garrison”.
Euskaraz irakurri: Azov Batailoiak Azovstalen errendizioa berretsi eta Mariupol defendatzeari uzteko eskatu du
The Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi regiment integrated into Ukraine’s armed forces, has ordered the city of Mariupol to “stop defending”, meaning that the Completion of steel plant Azovstalsymbol of the final resistance of the zone.
The commander Denis Prokopenko has confirmed in a video posted on social media throwing up in these facilities, arguing that it is a necessary decision to protect the lives of the fighters still in the area.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that his forces “rescued” 177 civilians and captured 1,908 “nationalists” who “lay down their weapons,” according to the TASS news agency.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday called for “immediate” access to these detainees, from whom it is also trying to collect data to track their arrest and help them connect with their families.
The Ukrainian authorities, for their part, remain interested in a future prisoner exchange with the soldiers captured after leaving the steel mill.
Azov commander Denis Prokopenko, in an image from the video broadcast on social networks.
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Source: EITB
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