Posted on 05/17/2022 9:19:20 PM PDT by AmericaFirst101
Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters trapped for more than two months in the vast Azovstal steel works have surrendered to their Russian besiegers after their commanders finally called time on the defense of Mariupol.
A total of 264 soldiers, 53 of them badly wounded, were taken in a convoy of buses to two towns held by Russian-backed rebels in the Donetsk area, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. It is unclear how many more are left in the steelworks, where as many as 1,000 fighters had been holed up in a network of underground tunnels and caverns in a medieval siege.
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Russia is likely to drive a hard bargain in any prisoner swap, especially for soldiers from the Azov Regiment, which was set up as a paramilitary militia unit with far-right links during the original 2014 Donbas war. President Vladimir Putin has consistently portrayed his “special operation” in Ukraine as an attempt to “denazify” the country, and Azov has been the target of his TV propagandists.
Within hours of the Azovstal surrender, the Russian Duma was reportedly debating a law that would prevent Azov Regiment prisoners being swapped for Russians. Vyacheslav Volodin, the parliamentary speaker, said “Nazi criminals” should not be exchanged. Lawmaker Leonid Slutzky went even further, demanding a moratorium on the death penalty be lifted to punish the Ukrainian prisoners.
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No, read his post 8. The one I commented on.
He literally sounds like a spokesman, speaking authoritatively on what policy will be.
Lol @ the so tell.
Best to you.
Nazi trash
lol
heh
Not to me they aren’t
Separatists intended black flag for them
But they held civilian shields
Got lucky
22 posts before someone who has actually taken the time to know the reality on the ground
The war was with separatists battalions who wishe to kill Azov
Azov had at one time 1200 civilians they took in the hole with them
Russia was just back up for the separatists in this battle
Although many were unaware of previous history, the civilians “sheltering” with them was an obvious hostage situation from the get go. I realize that the media was trying to imply the story of “orcs” seeking to rape and eat women and children, but it is too much even for clinical idiots. It proved that even FR has plenty of such.
I think most recognized as soon as the Azovs and their cohorts ran to the site it was just a matter of time before they had to surrender or die there. Not a hard call.
It was interesting though when they tried to rescue certain foreign leaders among them without success and how closely that was to Macrones admiting some of his people were among them.
This forum like much of our country is lazy uninformed and nutty
So easily manipulated over the commie boogieman
Yes they did
Another interesting fact is that Azov recognized by Congress as a terrorist organization. Now, they turned into heroes overnight.
We'll know some of it one day and the truth of - but much of it will be covered up as we've seen Ukraine do and say all along. They always coverup their stuff...like the leftists here do 24/7.
Azov never were nor will they ever be heros. That’s like saying Isis and Antifah are heroes.
But not according to the media.
Yes and it’s extremely unfortunate much of it is because people can’t or won’t recogize the era we live - instead they focus on the long past which is why even in negotiations between waring countries are always so difficult as well.....esepecially in that part of the world.
They sure are!
Well that’s because the media’s been covering for Zelensky from the get go. He’s made some fatal decisions regarding Ukraine and it’s people which have hurt and caused much destruction and death. It was never Zelenskys war - he’s just been propped up like a mechanical robot to do the bidding of others.....and loving his role I might add....actors will always enjoy the limelight and seek it out.
+1000!
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