Efforts of defenders of Mariupol managed to stop the offensive on Zaporozhye and distract the racists from Kiev – Reznikov
Alexey Reznikov ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 17 , May , 2022 | Ukraine News .
Thanks to the heroism of the defenders of the Mariupol garrison, it was possible to withdraw Russian troops from Kyiv and prevent the occupiers from entering Zaporizhia and Donetsk. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov told journalists about it on Tuesday .
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“The situation (with Azovstal – ed.) Is very delicate and delicate. Our main goal is to save the lives of the defenders of the Mariupol garrison today, which includes the Marines, the Terror Defense, the National Police, the Border Guards, the National Guard, and a separate Azov Regiment. These are all those who are part of the Mariupol garrison today, “Reznikov said.
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According to the Minister, very “important, complex processes” are taking place today, including negotiations with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross. As a result of these processes, severely wounded soldiers were evacuated.
Therefore, says Reznikov, the main task now is to “save the lives and then the freedom” of defenders.
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“They carried out their order to restrain the group of up to 20,000 Russian invaders and not to let them into Zaporizhia, not to let them further into the Donbas, including by withdrawing forces from Kyiv. That is, thanks to the heroism of the Mariupol garrison, including in Kyiv, we are talking calmly with you. They are all heroes. They now have a new order – to save their lives. Ukraine needs them, “he added.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, 52 seriously wounded servicemen were evacuated yesterday in the interests of saving lives. After their condition stabilizes, our defenders are expected to be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the “capture” of 265 servicemen from Azovstal, 51 of whom were seriously injured.
Source: Ukrgate