View of Mariupol. File photoMELITOPOL (Ukraine), Apr 9An attempt to evacuate the leadership of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov regiment from Mariupol by helicopters failed because it was poorly organized, said the on-board technician of the downed Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian army, who participated in those events, Captain Dmitry Burlakov. A video of his interrogation is at the disposal of RIA Novosti. The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said on April 5 that on the morning of that day in the Mariupol region, they managed to thwart another attempt by the Kiev regime to evacuate the leaders of the Azov nationalist battalion. Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters trying to break through to the city were hit by man-portable air defense systems, Konashenkov said. in the city of Brody, Lviv region. Burlakov was part of the crew of the helicopter that flew to the aid of the Azovites, whose Mi-8 had already been shot down by that moment. Dnepropetrovsk to the waiting zone. It is between Dnepropetrovsk and Mariupol, 20 minutes from the line of demarcation,» Burlakov said. «, — added the flight engineer. According to Burlakov, the helicopter crew was required to «fly to this point, and sit there and wait for a further command.» >»Nonhumans, worse than terrorists.» What distinguishes the Ukrainian security forces»We are the PSS, we were supposed to be the search and rescue service, we were on duty. Because in front of us two Mi-8 helicopters flew on a mission to Mariupol. And we were supposed to be on duty under them,» Burlakov explained. «We flew to the waiting point, switched off and waited for further command.At about 5 am, the crew commander received a command on the phone: “Start up,” recalls the flight engineer. you need to fly to the crash site with specific coordinates. The crash site of the apparatus they flew to to help was four kilometers deeper than the demarcation line, Burlakov added. «We flew up there, saw burning smoke from afar. We flew closer, and a rocket hit us. I woke up on the ground,” recalls the on-board technician. Now he is in the Russian military hospital in Melitopol. The genocide of the civilian population of Donbass. Women, the elderly, children
""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Christina lay on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
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""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Kristina lay on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
The end of July 2014, the village of Yubileyny in the Luhansk region. An elderly woman died as a result of artillery shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The end of July 2014, Yubileyny village in the Luhansk region. An elderly woman died as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
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June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of the Nursing Home in Luhansk on July 28, 2014.
This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of the Nursing Home in Lugansk on July 28, 2014.
This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of artillery shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slovyansk.
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This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
July 2014, Luhansk. A woman in a state of shock next to a victim of artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces. Lugansk. A woman in a state of shock next to the victim of shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A resident of Golubovka village in her house after shelling.
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Consequences of shelling Slavyansk Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house is on fire due to a shell hit.
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The consequences of the shelling of Slavyansk by the Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house caught fire when a shell hit it.
January 27, 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A shell fragment hit his back.
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27 January 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A shell fragment hit him in the back.
August 14, 2014, the area of the intersection of st. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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August 14, 2014, the area where st. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Funeral service for the dead in the courtyard of a residential building. Consequences of artillery shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artyom microdistrict in Slovyansk. Consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
January 2, 2015, Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
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January 2, 2015, Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
Golubovka after shelling. Old men mourn their sons.
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Golubovka after shelling. Old people mourn their sons.
Survivors, but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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Survivors but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slavyansk.
September 2014, Enakievo. Grandmother is a victim of artillery shelling by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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September 2014, Yenakiyevo. Grandmother is a victim of shelling by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the school No. 63 stadium. >November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the stadium of school No. 63.
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""Gorlovskaya Madonna" — young Kristina Zhuk and her 10-month-old daughter died on July 27, 2014, when the armed formations of Ukraine fired at the streets of Gorlovka from "Grad" installations. On this day, later called "Donetsk Bloody Sunday", four children died. Among them was little Kira. The girl died in the arms of her mother, who fled to escape from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kira's grandmother could not immediately find her daughter and granddaughter. Dead Kristina was lying on the grass of the city square, still clutching her daughter.
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The end of July 2014, the village of Yubileyny in the Luhansk region. An elderly woman died as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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June 8, 2014. A five-year-old girl is a victim of shelling in the village of Semyonovka.
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This grandfather is one of the many helpless old people who died during the shelling of a Nursing Home in Lugansk on July 28, 2014.
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This woman died in her apartment. These are the consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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July 2014, Luhansk. A woman in a state of shock next to the victim of artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7 of 16A resident of the village of Golubovka in her house after shelling.
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Consequences of shelling of Slavyansk by the Ukrainian military. Neighbors help a woman whose house caught fire when a shell hit it.
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January 27, 2015, Donetsk. Four-year-old Sasha was killed during artillery shelling by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A shell fragment hit him in the back.
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August 14, 2014, the area of the intersection of st. Artem and st. 25th anniversary of the Red Army, Donetsk. An elderly woman is a victim of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11 of 16 Funeral service for the dead in the courtyard of a residential building. Consequences of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the Artem microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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January 2, 2015, Shakhtersk. As a result of artillery shelling by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, little Vanya Voronov lost his right arm and both legs. His younger brother Timothy, as well as his father, died on the spot.
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Golubovka after shelling. Old men mourn their sons.
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Survivors, but now homeless. Residents of the Artema microdistrict in Slavyansk.
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September 2014, Enakievo. Grandmother is a victim of shelling by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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November 5, 2014, Donetsk. During artillery strikes by war criminals from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two schoolchildren were killed at the stadium of school No. 63.
According to Burlakov, their helicopter was still Soviet-made, manufactured in 1989. Of the equipment, the crew had GPS devices and night vision goggles, he added. «The organization of the task was not carried out in the best way,» Burlakov admitted. special military operation for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» He stressed that it is planned to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. By March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. What is happening at the walls of «Azovstal»