THE Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stated today that more than 1,000 Ukrainian Marines where they were in the besieged Mariupol have surrendered and asked the other Ukrainian forces that have taken refuge in the Azovstal steel plant to do the same.
Ukrainian officials have not yet commented on Kadyrov’s Telegram post.
The General Staff of the Army of Ukraine announced this morning that Russian forces continue their attacks on Azovstal and the port of Mariupol, which has been under siege for weeks.
Russian television broadcast footage showing the Marines who had taken refuge at the Illich Iron and Steel Works plant in Mariupol and who surrendered to Russian forces yesterday Tuesday, many of whom were injured.
Other images show -according to Russian television- Ukrainian soldiers walking on a road with their hands up. One of them holds a Ukrainian passport.
#Russian ground commanders Sladkov & Pekov alongwith #RamzanKadyrov officially put out statements stating that more than 1000 #Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in #Mariupol yesterday, say the men will remain unharmed.
Awaiting photos & video. pic.twitter.com/2M4r8IUmrz– Ninjamonkey 🇮🇳 (@Aryan_warlord) April 13, 2022
It is not clear which factory – Azovstal or Illich Iron and Steel Works – Kadyrov meant in his post.
«There are currently about 200 injured people in Azovstal who are unable to receive medical treatment“, Pointed out the Chechen leader. «For both them and others, it would be best to end this useless resistance and go home to their families.».
Kadyrov is his close ally Russian President Vladimir Putin and has deployed many of its fighters in Ukraine, supporting Russian forces.
In a previous post he promised that his forces will occupy Mariupol and that they will advance to other Ukrainian cities, including Kiev.
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