Posted on 05/20/2022 12:20:21 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Since May 16, a total of 2,439 Azov Nazis and AFU servicemen blocked inside the plant have laid down their arms and surrendered during the operation.
Today, the last group of 531 militants surrendered.
{1398 had surrendered in earlier days at Ilyich plant, largely marines)
Several of these people proven to have been there have testified that they were threatened with being shot by Azov units if they left during the "green corridors" where civilians were encouraged to leave during ceasefires.
Earlier reports said Azov leadership had not left yet, well they have now
Just to be clear, Russian Ministry of Defense is saying there are no militants remaining at Azovstal now.
Zelenskyy is deeply saddened. What a phony.....can’t people see that??
If these numbers are accurate, and Ukraine has not challenged them, it is a significant metric in this war.
Russian propaganda? Nice....
It will be interesting to see the fireworks down there over the coming weeks.
Any word yet on the non-Ukrainian “advisers” said to be holed up in there along with the Ukrainians?
So, citizens defending their country are “militants”?
Guess it easy to see the philosophical connection between communists and Democrats.
That must have been 1 hell of a bunker and I’ll give them that.
“So, citizens defending their country are “militants”?
Guess it easy to see the philosophical connection between communists and Democrats.”
Yup. Which should put the label “Fraud!” across those FReepers who try to beguile with their faux avowals of conservatism, because they have been quite loose with tossing out the slanders of Nazi! and Militant! and thus show their true alignment with the hard left.
am surprised this much coverage as everyone knew surrender was coming eventually.I won’t be surprised if they find a few more......
The 5K number makes more sense if it includes earlier surrenders outside of Azovstal.
Almost three months for the forces of Great and Glorious Republic of Russiastan to take a single city.
“… The 5K number makes more sense if it includes earlier surrenders outside of Azovstal.…”
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It does according to the article.
They should have brought in the Taliban to take it like they took Kabul.
We walked away from Kabul. We’ll see if Russia isn’t forced to walk back to its Feb. 23 lines.
Fighting Nazis is hard work.
WWII proved that.
2500 were from avostal, 1400 from Ilyich.
Avostal had its own water supply
The numbers are confirmed by the red cross, as all these POWs have been registered with them.
I haven’t heard. I’d like to know also.
There were persistent rumors of some french speaking advisor
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