Ukrainian military. File photoDONETSK, May 8.Foreign mercenaries served in the Marine Corps of Ukraine, follows from the testimony of the captured chief of staff of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, a video of which was filmed in one of the settlements of the DPR. At the same time, the captured marine brigade commander Volodymyr Baranyuk stated that they were British, but remembered the name of only one. after trying to leave the Azovmash plant, they have already testified about the circumstances of their capture and their conduct of hostilities in Mariupol. I haven’t been there. But we didn’t have foreigners, we only had two foreigners in the battalion of the 1st separate marines. I know about them. We didn’t have more foreigners, «Kormyankov said. Why did these foreigners get to him, the captive colonel doesn't know.A Ukrainian civilian officer accused of murder pleaded guilty «I'm not ready to say. They came, signed contracts and served … in units of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion. One was in the position of a sniper, and the other — I don’t know what position he was in «, — added Komyankov. Baranyuk added that both foreigners are British. And I remembered the name of only one of them. «Two foreigners serve in one of the battalions with us. Ukrainian legislation allows foreigners to serve legally in the ranks of the armed forces. An official contract is signed, and people serve … One was called Aiden, Aiden somehow … The second , to be honest, I don’t remember … he has a double name. And the second … he has such a small, short surname. Both are British, «he said. The captured brigade commander could not answer the question why the British came to serve in Ukraine.» When I accepted the brigade, I also tried to clarify with them. Well, they say: here, we want, let's say, to serve. For me, the motives of these people are amazing, to be honest. Well, for what, what's the point? You can't earn money somewhere? They say: no, we, here … we are adventurers. I say: meaning? Maybe you are some kind of scouts? Well, no, that's it, we … And they were in ordinary positions, «Baranyuk explained.
AFU did not prepare for battles in Mar iupole, said the captive colonel
