Smoke over the Azovstal plant in MariupolMOSCOW, Apr 17 In Mariupol as part of the Ukrainian Groupings are surrounded by up to 400 foreign mercenaries, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing. foreign mercenaries,» he said.
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The official said that most of them are citizens of European countries and Canadians. The general noted that according to international humanitarian law, mercenaries do not have the status of «combatants», therefore «the best that awaits them is criminal liability and long prison terms.» «We have previously reported that radio communications between militants in Mariupol are conducted in six foreign languages In the event of further resistance, all of them will be destroyed,» Konashenkov added. According to the Ministry of Defense, there are now more than 4.8 thousand foreign fighters in Ukraine. 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 Russian Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. content/uploads/2022/04/1f174fbbda1128bdc6a9e0e3ab26894f.jpg» />Fighting for Azovstal: Marines and DPR army free thousands of hostages