Surrendered soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, March 29The Ukrainian military who surrendered said that the nationalist battalions were ordered to prepare staged videos about the massacres of civilians, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center. civilians, looting and destruction of social infrastructure, allegedly committed by Russian military personnel,” he said. According to the general, the purpose of such materials is to create a negative information background around a special military operation in Ukraine. they do everything, sparing neither women, nor the elderly, nor children,» Mizintsev added.A resident of Mariupol told how they made a fake about a “Russian strike” on a maternity hospital 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 harassment and 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 stressed. Against the backdrop of hostilities in many Ukrainian cities and villages, a humanitarian catastrophe is emerging. The Russian Ministry of Defense lays responsibility for this on the Kiev authorities, who refuse to coordinate the work of humanitarian corridors. In addition, according to Mizintsev, the nationalists continue to hold civilians as human shields — more than four and a half million people in Kyiv, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy and other cities. Life under shelling: what is happening in Mariupol
Mariupol is still remains a hot spot.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
Fighting continues in the city for liberation.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
< p>Most of Mariupol came under Russian control.
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Most of Mariupol came under Russian control military.
The cleanup of the central areas continues.
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The cleanup of the central areas continues.
< p>The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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The destruction in the city is huge, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook on the street.
Houses that have not been shelled are here almost gone.
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There are almost no houses left that were not shelled.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
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A residential building in Mariupol destroyed by shelling.
People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas
evacuation.
Military personnel and volunteers take civilians out of the city.
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Military personnel and volunteers are taking civilians out of the city.
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Mariupol is still a hot spot.
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Fights for liberation are going on in the city.
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Most of Mariupol has come under the control of the Russian military.
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Mopping up of the central regions continues.
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The destruction in the city is enormous, the humanitarian situation is close to catastrophic.
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Citizens of Mariupol cook food on the street.
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There are almost no houses that were not shelled.
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Destroyed as a result shelling of a residential building in Mariupol.
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People are hiding in basements and bomb shelters.
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There is not enough water, food, medicine, warm clothes.
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It is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid under Ukrainian shelling.
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The evacuation was organized in the liberated areas.
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Servicemen and volunteers take civilians out of the city.