MariupolMOSCOW, 18 Mar. Russia is ready to guarantee the lives of the nationalists who laid down their arms in Mariupol, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center. that without strengthening they are not able to fulfill their tasks,” Mizintsev said. over the past three days, the intensity of the negotiations has increased significantly, with negotiations on both sides taking place «in extremely rude tones.»
«On the one hand, the neo-Nazis in Mariupol feel the hopelessness of the current situation, and on the other hand, Kyiv understands the impossibility of providing any assistance,» the general added. victory and they will be given the status of «martyrs of Mariupol.» «It is necessary to stipulate that in order to fulfill this» great «mission, the nationalists have more than 200 thousand civilians, whom they can use» to the fullest «as a» human shield «. This position agreed with the leadership of Ukraine. This is an exact quote from a number of radio intercepts,» Mizintsev said. The Russian side, understanding the content and consequences of these negotiations, officially appealed to the Kiev authorities and informed them two days ago that it was ready to open humanitarian corridors and «release all your bandits in any direction to save the city and the people from these so-called martyrs who have already glorified themselves a kindergarten, two schools, a maternity hospital and a drama theater building.» In response, Moscow received a categorical refusal from high officials in Kyiv.Kadyrov explained why the fighters are in no hurry to liberate Mariupol At the time of the proclamation of the DPR in 2014, Mariupol, with a population of about 450 thousand people, was the second largest city in the republic after Donetsk. However, in June of the same year, the Ukrainian security forces regained control of Mariupol, and its eastern suburbs became one of the hottest places of conflict in Ukraine. Among other Ukrainian units in Mariupol, there is a nationalist regiment «Azov», against whose fighters a criminal case has been initiated in Russia. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides. In the south of Ukraine, the Russian army took control of the Kherson region, Melitopol, Berdyansk and blocked Mariupol, now the fighting is going on in the city itself. This made it possible to cut off the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of u200bu200bAzov and connect with a group of troops in the Donbass. In the eastern direction, the People's Militia of the DPR liberated Volnovakha and reached the Verkhnetoretskoye-Novoselovka-2 line. LPR troops are also developing an offensive. The Russian army took control of Balakleya. Kyiv is blockaded from the West, battles are going on near Kharkov.