Official information on our fighters from AZOVSTALI!

The evacuation of the seriously wounded has begun and later there will be an exchange for Russian prisoners of war.

Surrender/Evacuation... You decide.

A difficult day. But this day, like all others, is aimed precisely at saving our country and our people. Regarding the situation in Mariupol. Thanks to the actions of the Ukrainian military - the Armed Forces of Ukraine, intelligence, the negotiating team, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, we hope that we will be able to save the lives of our guys. Among them are the seriously wounded, they are being provided with medical aid. I want to emphasize: Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive. This is our principle. I think that every adequate person will understand these words.

⚡️Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

🏳️ The surrender of fighters from the Azov nationalist unit and Ukrainian servicemen blocked at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol began yesterday.
Over the past 24 hours, 265 militants have laid down arms and surrendered, including 51 seriously wounded. All those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, Donetsk People's Republic.

💥High-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles near Starichi railway station in Lvov Region have destroyed the personnel of Ukrainian reserve formations, as well as shipments of foreign weapons and military equipment from the United States and European countries, prepared for shipment to Donbass.

💥High-precision air- and ground-based long-range missiles have destroyed enemy reserves that were completing their combat coordination at the training centers near Akhtyrka, Sumy Region, and Desna, Chernigov Region.

💥High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 2 command posts and 1 communications centre, including those of the 30th Mechanized Brigade near Bakhmut, 28 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, and 2 missile-artillery weapons and ammunition depots near Ugledar and Konstantinovka in Donetsk People's Republic.

▫️The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 470 nationalists and up to 68 armoured and motor vehicles.

▫️In addition, 1 traction power substation have been destroyed near Merefa railway station in Kharkov region, which was delivering weapons and military equipment from the United States and Western countries to Donbass.

✈️💥Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 9 command posts, 93 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 3 ammunition depots near Luparevo and Shevchenkovo in Nikolaev region.

💥Missile troops and artillery have hit 6 command posts, 224 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 12 artillery and mortar batteries at firing positions, 4 BM-21 Grad MLRS batteries and 2 air target detection radar stations.

💥Russian air defence means have shot down 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Pitomnik, Izyum, Snezhkovka, Olkhovatka, Dementievka, Russkaya Lozovaya, Bolshie Prokhody and Petrovskoe in Kharkov Region, Staromikhailovka, Novotamarovka, Novotroitskoe, Nevelskoe, Sverdlovo, Avdeevka and Vladimirovka in Donetsk People's Republic.

▫️8 Smerch rockets have been intercepted near Chernobaevka, Kherson Region.

▫️Yesterday between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Ukrainian nationalists used Smerch multiple rocket launchers to hit residential areas of Kherson. Russian air defence means have intercepted all 10 Ukrainian rockets.

❗️I would like to stress that there are no units of Russian troops in Kherson. The Kiev regime is well informed about this. The strike was deliberately targeted at civilians in Kherson in retaliation for supporting the Russian Federation.

📊In total, 168 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 912 unmanned aerial vehicles, 309 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,134 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 385 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,542 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,983 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Demonetised. Of course

🇺🇦🇷🇺The Russian military destroyed the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which tried to carry out an attack in Zaporozhye.

The incident occurred on May 14, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

In total, two Ukrainian mechanized battalions with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles participated in the operation.

The advance of the enemy's equipment was opened by drones, after which it was smashed by oncoming fire.

The result of a failed counterattack — 26 tanks and 12 infantry fighting vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with more than 100 infantrymen were destroyed.

🇫🇷🇺🇦 TORTURE IN UKRAINE: INTERVIEW WITH LAURENT BRAYARD

👉🏻 Stratpol (pro-Russian media) recently interviewed Laurent Brayard, a French journalist and pro-Donbass activist who has been collecting testimonies of Ukraine's prison survivors: militiamen, spies or innocent passerby, the stories he collected shed a new light on the historical roots of the ongoing conflict, and the methods used by Ukrainians since 2014.

⚠️ Reminder : We do not endorse any side in this conflict. If you have any content from french-speaking actors about the war (no matter the side) send it to us so we can translate it.

00:00 Laurent Brayard's background and motives
01:53 Finding and meeting witnesses
05:07 Natasha's story
10:01 Oleg's story
18:53 «The number of prisoners is very significant»
19:38 Vitali's story
29:05 «The Red Cross and the UN knows everything I know»
30:48 Olga's story
37:53 The torture of a priest, and the Pagan/Satanic influence among Ukrainian militias
40:21 Conclusion

🔗 Source

The British mercenary managed to be on the front lines for only one night, after which he surrendered

A captured British mercenary from the "Foreign Legion" told RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov that he did not have time to arrive at the front when artillery fire was opened on them. The Briton was wounded, many of his group died, he decided to quickly surrender.

"Laughing my Azov"

To summarize today's news, the Azov Battalion went from;

"If there's no Mariupol, there's no Ukraine"

To

"Are we nearly there yet? I'm hungry"