Ukrainian servicemen MOSCOW, Mar 20 The Russian side guarantees a safe exit from Mariupol and saving lives, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Center for Defense Control of the Russian Federation, said at a briefing on Sunday. «, — said Mizintsev.
The Ministry of Defense called on the authorities of Mariupol to go over to the side of the people «At the same time, all those who laid down their arms are guaranteed a safe exit from Mariupol and the preservation of life,» the general emphasized. According to Mizintsev, if Kyiv officials once again abandon those who continue to resist in Mariupol and order them to die as martyrs , «we call on all those who cherish and value their own lives: you can do this on your own and as part of separate groups.» «The commanders of the units of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Russian Armed Forces will be ready for such a scenario and ensure your safe exit, but only without weapons and ammunition, to any area that you name,» the general added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president emphasized. to the gum corridors until five in the morning, the Ministry of Defense announced
