Posted on 05/17/2022 1:33:53 PM PDT by elpadre
Former representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG; Ukraine - Russia - OSCE) on the implementation of the peace plan in the East of Ukraine, journalist Serhii Harmash has criticized the Ukrainian authorities and the media. According to him, they are trying to file as a victory the forced surrender of Azov. Harmash wrote about this on his Facebook page.
"On Mariupol. I unequivocally positively assess the fact of the evacuation of our wounded from Azovstal. I understand and support if other defenders of Mariupol leave Azovstal after the wounded. They did everything they could. They have already earned both respect and even mythologization of their feat. But!.. I am sincerely outraged by the way this controversial event is presented by our authorities and the media. They are trying to file a forced surrender as a victory. But this is not a victory. This is a forced step to save people's lives, which does not guarantee them either security or freedom," Harmash wrote.
He recalled that the Ukrainian fighters were taken to the territory controlled by the invaders, and added that the 97th colony in Makiivka was already being prepared for the prisoners.
"Yesterday I was already informed from Donetsk that the 97th colony (Makiivka) was being specially prepared for the "Nazis from Mariupol," for which the prisoners previously detained there (including our prisoners of 2014-2021) were transferred to the close cells of the Donetsk pre-trial detention center. Of course, torture and captivity are better than death, but this does not need to be presented as the result of a difficult special operation, especially with the participation of the Red Cross and the UN," the journalist wrote.
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And like I say, you blame Ukraine for defending itself and give Russia a pass for invading. If someone invades your house and kills your family, your cowardice has already been duly noted.
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Ukraine chose their fate.
Sure, give Putin a pass. He didndo nuffin.
“Sure, give Putin a pass. He didndo nuffin.”
Agree.
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