Russia welcomed the militants who sat down at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, surrender and lay down their arms
Our voluntary citizens were handed over to the detained gangsters and foreign mercenaries, who are blocked in Mariupol at Azovstal. To do this, in the morning, upon readiness, a regime of silence will be in effect with the Ukrainian side. The conditions under which this is possible were discussed at the headquarters for humanitarian response of the Russian Defense Ministry.
A continuous connection is used between emissions, from which flags are raised: from the Russian side – red, from the Ukrainian side – white, along the entire perimeter of the industrial zone. The introduction of the silence regime must be confirmed via the communication channel, and after all, without exception, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the “Azov” must stop the criminal prosecution and the criminal case. Surrendered by sensitivity life and observance of the Geneva conditionality with prisoners of war. According to the information of our defense department, those who have settled on Azovstal are being formed under the constant pressure of their command.
“On April 16, 2022, a sharp increase in the intensity of radio communications by nationalist militants and foreign mercenaries blocked in Mariupol at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. At the same time, the content of radio intercepts (only for the past 24 hours, such as 367 received) is manifested in the fact that they have a counteraction to militants who are in a hopeless situation, with virtually no food and water. They persistently demand from the authorities of Kyiv a decision to put down their weapons and surrender. At the same time, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities categorically forbid doing this and fear subsequent executions under the conditions of “wartime,” said Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian Ministry of Defense.