Shevchenko Boulevard in MariupolDONETSK, Mar 25The authorities of Mariupol, controlled by Kiev, aided in the war crimes of the nationalist regiment «Azov», said the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Donetsk People's Republic Daria Morozova. It also turned out that Ukrainian militants purposefully worked on groups of civilians during the passage of people to water sources or cooking in open areas.And all this with the complicity of the local authorities, which made no attempt to evacuate people, and left the city literally in the first hours launched a liberation operation,» the DPR ombudsman said in a statement on the Telegram channel. «The Azov people were just hiding behind us.» Refugees leave Mariupol
After long days, when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian side in the evacuation of people, 33,000 people were successfully evacuated from Mariupol.
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After long days when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian side in the evacuation of people, 33,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol.
Residents of the city tell how they hid in basements and couldn't come out "so they wouldn't shoot us", as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential areas.
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City residents tell how they hid in basements and couldn't get out "so they wouldn't shoot us", as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential quarters.
The Russian Defense Ministry sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, the corpses of people, military men are lying around, children are yelling, crying. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time the Azov people just hid behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
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"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, corpses are lying around people, military, children yelling, cry. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time, the Azov people were just hiding behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
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At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are being evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, firing all around, and we are running".
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A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, shelling all around, and we are running".
DNR forces occupy the streets and quarters of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Marinka continues.
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DPR forces occupy the streets and quarters of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Marinka continues.
Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars at the exit from the city.
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Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars at the exit from the city.
Rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of nationalists. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia. » />9 of 12
Rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of the nationalists. Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia.
Refugees who escaped from Mariupol say that the Azov people were holding civilians as hostages in the building of the drama theater. >The refugees who got out of Mariupol say that the Azov people were holding civilians as hostages in the building of the drama theater.
"The military helped us, of course, they put us on the car with the children. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do what you want", the refugees say.
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"The military helped us, of course, put the children in the car. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do what you want", the refugees say.
One of the refugees named Christina told how Ukrainian snipers fired at her family: "Ukrainians fired at us from the church when we returned home with my husband and child. They opened fire on us. There were snipers, grenade throwers". Kristina with her husband, 11-year-old daughter and a dog named Black were evacuated from the village of Lyapino (near Mariupol) to Taganrog. >12 of 12
One of the refugees named Christina told how Ukrainian snipers fired at her family: "Ukrainians fired at us from the church when we returned home with my husband and child. They opened fire on us. There were snipers, grenade throwers". Kristina with her husband, 11-year-old daughter and a dog named Black were evacuated from the village of Lyapino (near Mariupol) to Taganrog.
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After long days when the Ukrainian authorities did not want to cooperate with the Russian party for the evacuation of people, 33,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol.
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City residents tell how they hid in basements and could not get out, "so that they would not shoot us" , as the Ukrainian military put tanks in residential areas.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense sent columns of buses to the city to evacuate Mariupol residents.
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"There are no houses on the way, nothing, everything was on fire, the corpses of people, military men are lying around, children are yelling, crying. We walked under bullets, barely made it to the buses. On the way, your military, Russian, it turns out, the children were given sweets and food … And all this time, the Azov people were just hiding behind us, we were a living wall for them, and that’s all, ”said one of the eyewitnesses.
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At the exit from Mariupol along the humanitarian corridors along which civilians are evacuated, DPR units check men: for traces of weapons and long-term wearing of ammunition, tattoos that identify belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions.
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A refugee from Mariupol, who survived with her disabled husband under shelling without gas, light and water, said that the Russian military helped to evacuate: "They helped me get my husband out. I grabbed whatever came to hand, and I had to run for three kilometers. On foot, firing all around, and we are running".
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DPR forces occupy the streets and quarters of Mariupol. The liberation of Avdiivka and Marinka continues.
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Servicemen of the People's Militia of the DPR check cars at the exit from the city.
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Rescued residents of Mariupol talk about the crimes of nationalists . Among other Ukrainian units, the nationalist regiment "Azov" was located in the city, against whose fighters a criminal case is being investigated in Russia.
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Refugees who got out of Mariupol say that the Azov people held civilians as hostages in the building of the drama theater.
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"The military helped us, of course, they put us with children on the car. Russia helped us to leave. Ukraine — everyone hid themselves, and you do whatever you want", the refugees say.
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One of the refugees named Christina told how Ukrainian snipers fired at her family: "Ukrainians fired at us from the church when we returned home with my husband and child. They opened fire on us. There were snipers, grenade throwers". Kristina with her husband, 11-year-old daughter and a dog named Black were evacuated from the village of Lyapino (near Mariupol) to Taganrog.
Morozova added that more than 21,000 refugees from Mariupol had already arrived in Mangush in the south of the DPR. 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 abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president emphasized. Azov» are not Nazis. Because they are not German