MOSCOW, Mar 11Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, offering to send volunteers to Ukraine, spoke about immigrants from the Middle East, there was no talk of fellow citizens, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of state, told reporters. Earlier, Shoigu said that a huge number of volunteers from different states want to come to participate in the liberation movement in the LPR and DPR, the largest number of applications came from the countries of the Middle East — over 16 thousand people. In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with the idea of attracting volunteers to participate in the Russian special operation in Ukraine. «Sergey Kuzhugetovich mainly talked about those who applied from the Middle East and Syria, so there was no talk of our fellow citizens,» he said. Peskov, answering the question whether Putin's approval extends to attracting foreign volunteers and volunteers from Russia. Answering the question whether it is planned to attract volunteers from Russia, Peskov replied that so far there was no talk of this, and that he was not aware of such plans . «At least it didn't sound like it, I'm not aware of it,» he said.08:00 «Gathered from all over the world.» Who goes to fight in Ukraine «In general, there is a flow of volunteers, we have mercenaries, a huge number of paid mercenaries who come to Ukraine in order to take part in hostilities against our military. At the same time, applications are received from volunteers who want to on a free basis to take part in what, in their opinion, is actually a national liberation struggle,» Peskov said. According to him, if the Western world welcomes the arrival of «these motley mercenaries from different countries of the world, then from this side there are also volunteers who want to take part in this.» Peskov was also asked if, by comparing reports from different media, it is possible to assume that these are volunteers who come to Ukraine, enter Ukrainian cities, and not Russian military. “You must admit that this issue is still connected with different scenarios of warfare, and I am not authorized to somehow discuss this topic, so it’s better to ask the Ministry of Defense,” the press secretary of the head of state said.
Yesterday, 18:51 Aggravation of the situation in the DPR and LPRMI: a British mercenary in Ukraine was mistaken for a Russian spy and beaten Peskov also noted that he did not know whether the topic of participation of volunteers in a special operation in Ukraine was discussed at a summit with the Prime Minister of Israel. Speaking about where applications from volunteers are received, he noted that the Ministry of Defense has a network of units that are in direct contact with the local population of a number of countries. «There are terrorists, and there are those who at one time took part in the fight against terrorists. Here it is necessary to clearly differentiate,» Peskov explained, answering the question of whether the Russian Federation is not afraid of a repetition of the situation, as in Nagorno-Karabakh, where people who were called terrorists took part in the military conflict. «For them, we are not people, but half-dead meat». Illegal prison of the national battalion «Aidar»
The former sausage factory is a separate building surrounded by a concrete fence. The Aidarovites set up watchtowers along the perimeter, which made the plant look like a concentration camp.
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The former sausage factory represents a separate building surrounded by a concrete fence. The Aidarovites set up watchtowers along the perimeter, which made the plant look like a concentration camp.
For eight years, the LPR authorities have received testimonies from victims who were held as prisoners at the plant. >For eight years, the authorities of the LPR received testimonies from the victims, who were kept at the plant as prisoners.
When the People's Militia of the LPR took control of the Starobelsky district, employees of the local public organization "Memorial&# 34; let's go there immediately.
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When the People's Militia of the LPR took control of the Starobelsky district, employees of the local public organization "Memorial" we immediately went there.
In the basement of the workshop there is a smokehouse, consisting of separate chambers. From above they are closed with bars, originally intended for laying out meat.
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In the basement of the workshop there is a smokehouse, consisting of separate chambers. From above they are closed with bars, originally intended for laying out meat.
Each section of the smokehouse is 80×150 centimeters in size. People spent weeks and months here crouching. In winter, the chambers were not heated.
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Each section of the smoker is 80×150 centimeters. People spent weeks and months here crouching. In winter, the cells were not heated.
Hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers on the territory of the former sausage factory, in which the illegal prison of the National Battalion "Aidar" was equipped. >6 of 10
Hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers on the territory of the former sausage factory, in which the illegal prison of the National Battalion "Aidar" was equipped.
According to the testimony of the victims, the prisoners were beaten and tortured , doused with ice water, kept starving.
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According to the testimonies of the victims, the prisoners were beaten, tortured, doused with ice water, kept starving.
Now investigators and forensic experts from the LPR are working in the prison — they are looking for the remains of the DNA materials of the victims of the concentration camp, documents.
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Currently, investigators and forensic experts from the LPR are working in the prison looking for the remains of the DNA materials of the victims concentration camps, documents.
The video testimony of Oksana K., a nurse who was taken prisoner, who later died of wounds and illnesses, has been preserved. "The prisoners are very much off — beaten, humiliated. For them, we are not people at all … We are half-dead meat for them", Oksana testified. p>The video testimony of Oksana K., a nurse who was taken prisoner, who later died of wounds and illnesses, has been preserved. "The prisoners are very much off — beaten, humiliated. For them, we are not people at all … We are half-dead meat for them", Oksana testified.
LPR authorities do not exclude that somewhere near the prison there is a burial place for the dead.
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LPR authorities do not rule out that the burial place of the dead is located somewhere near the prison.
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The former sausage factory is a separate building surrounded by a concrete fence. The Aidarovites set up watchtowers along the perimeter, which made the plant look like a concentration camp.
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For eight years, the LPR authorities received testimonies from victims who were kept at the plant as prisoners.
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When the People's Militia of the LPR took control of the Starobelsky district, employees of the local public organization "Memorial" we went there immediately.
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In the basement of the workshop there is a smokehouse, consisting of separate chambers. From above they are closed with bars, originally intended for laying out meat.
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Each section of the smokehouse is 80×150 centimeters in size. People spent weeks and months here crouching. In winter, the cells were not heated.
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Hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers on the territory of the former sausage factory, in which the illegal prison of the National Battalion "Aidar" was equipped.
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According to the testimonies of the victims, the prisoners were beaten, tortured, doused with ice water, kept starving.
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Now investigators and forensic experts from the LPR are working in the prison — they are looking for DNA remnants -materials of the victims of the concentration camp, documents.
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Video evidence of Oksana K., a nurse who was taken prisoner, who later died of wounds and illnesses, has been preserved. "The prisoners are very much off — beaten, humiliated. For them, we are not people at all … We are half-dead meat for them,» Oksana testified.
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LPR authorities do not exclude that somewhere near the prison there is a burial place for the dead.< /p>