View of the outskirts of Mariupol. File photoGROZNY, Mar 25 Russian troops, together with the People's Militia of the DPR, have liberated another district of Mariupol, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on his Telegram channel. He also posted a video in which a Ukrainian prisoner of war calls for surrender.» Guys, you need to give up. Akhmat is strong… We wanted to give up, but they didn't let us. Our commanders didn't let us,» the Ukrainian soldier says. Commenting on the video, Kadyrov noted that the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine quickly realize their wrong «and are ready to correct themselves.» “The details of how they are in command immediately appear: Ukrainian commanders occasionally come to the military, give long-term orders and quickly leave so as not to catch a bullet,” he said.
Ukraine has lost 26% of the group in Donbas since the start of the special operation. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, Putin emphasized. The DPR troops surrounded Mariupol on March 7, and now its areas are being cleared. Among the Ukrainian units in the city is the Azov nationalist regiment, against whose fighters a criminal case has been initiated in Russia. prisoners with Russia
