Destroyed houses in Mariupol. . Archival photoMARIUPOL, April 18 The nationalists from the Azov regiment (criminal cases have been initiated against its fighters in Russia) did not enjoy the respect of the population of Mariupol, a resident of the city Mikhail told RIA Novosti. He explained that this was due to the fact that the national battalion tried to change the country in its own way.
"No one liked them. They were not respected. First of all, they are impudent, they wanted to build Ukraine for themselves. Like the West, like Bandera. They are nationalists. Not that word. Nazis", — said the interlocutor of the agency.
According to him, he voted for the Opposition Platform — For Life party, one of the leaders of which is Viktor Medvedchuk.