On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces had found a truck full of the bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters inside the Azofestal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which the Russian army had taken control of for about two weeks. Up front.
According to Russia Today, a statement from the Ministry of Defense states that the Russian army has found a transport truck containing the bodies of 152 Ukrainian fighters in Azofestal, with four bombs and mines under the bodies.
The statement quoted Ukrainian captives of Azov fighters as saying: “The mining of the bodies left in Azov was in accordance with Kyiv’s orders to raise more charges against the Russian side.”
According to the statement, the extraction of the bodies inside the truck “had two purposes, the first was to harm the Russian forces and the second was to erase any trace of the victims’ identities and classify them as missing.” Kyiv avoid paying compensation to their families.
Regarding the fate of the bodies, the ministry revealed that Moscow intends to hand them over to Ukrainian representatives in the near future.
On the other hand, there was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials on the allegations made by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Russian military announced on May 20 that it had taken control of the entire city of Mariupol after the surrender of all Ukrainian soldiers detained in the Azofestal complex.
“All Ukrainian forces in the Azofestal complex, numbering 2,439, surrendered,” the Russian defense said in a statement.
The statement added that the tunnels of the factory where the militants were hiding were now under the full control of Russian forces and that more than 2,400 of them, who he said were “Nazis” and soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, had laid down their weapons. They left and surrendered
Russian defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov said they had removed what he called a “Nazi leader” from the factory “a special armored vehicle” because of the hatred of Mariupol residents and the willingness of the townspeople to punish him for many crimes.
Russia has launched a ground and air strike on Ukrainian territory since February 24, and fierce fighting is raging between the two sides, which has led to heavy sanctions against Moscow.
Source: Lebanon Debate
