View of MariupolMOSCOW, Apr 10 The deputy commander of the Azov nationalist regiment (against his fighters a criminal case has been initiated in the Russian Federation) from Mariupol, Svyatoslav Palamar complained about the lack of communication with politicians who had previously declared their support. Palamar recorded a video message about the situation in Mariupol, which was published on the Telegram channel of the Mariupol City Council. that «Yes, we support them, we are constantly in touch with them,» but for more than two weeks no one picks up the phone and no one communicates with anyone, «Palamar said. 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 Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
