Russia Blocks Another Attempt By Kiev To Evacuate Azov Battalion Leaders From Mariupol
Russian troops stopped a Ukrainian cargo ship attempting to evacuate Azov battalion leaders from the port of Mariupol on Friday night, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.
He noted that Kiev continues its attempts to evacuate leaders of nationalist Azov battalion and foreign instructors from besieged Mariupol.
"On the evening of April 8, Kiev made a new unsuccessful attempt to evacuate the leaders of the Ukrainian Nazis by sea. At night, the Ukrainian cargo ship Apache, registered in Maltese Valletta port, sailing under the Maltese flag, followed a caravan of ships from the Taganrog Bay to the Kerch Strait.
At 22:38 GMT, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south-east of Mariupol, the cargo ship abruptly changed course and tried to break through to the Mariupol seaport blocked by the Russian Black Sea Fleet," Konashenkov said.
The cargo ship ignored the calls to communicate via the international channel, he said. The Russian troops then opened warning artillery fire at the intruder ship, after which Apache caught fire, its crew requested help and confirmed readiness to comply with the orders.
There are no injured among the crew members of the vessel, which has been escorted to the port of the Russian city of Yeysk, Russian defense ministry spokesman added.
-
1. Mariupol: 2 Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters were shot down with leaders of the Azov battalion:
(https://youtu.be/CFC6675_flk)
2. Photos of the downed Ukrainian helicopter near Mariupol.:
(https://youtu.be/1UYq3_POYhc)
-
Tribunal Awaits Ukrainian Nationalists In Mariupol, DPR Ombudsman Warns:
(https://youtu.be/b1BPekIgNso)
-
Refugees from Mariupol and Azov Battalion atrocities (P1):
(https://youtu.be/PULTDjeX8hk)
-
Azov battalion : Paramilitary groups hit civilians fleeing Mariupol:
(https://youtu.be/RZQyKf8ZY8c)
#Azovbattalion #foreigninstructors
-
21:19
Defense Politics Asia
1 year agoRUSSIA BOMBARDS REAR POSITIONS - Ukraine probings continues [ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 413 (12/4)
3862 -
36:04
Defense Politics Asia
1 year ago[Ukraine SITREP] Day 237-238 (18-19/10): Russia evacuating civilians frm Kherson due to major threat
1152 -
1:00
Russian News
1 year agoRussian retaliation operation. One blow destroyed 600 Ukrainian servicemen | Russia Ukraine
25 -
8:07
Military Lab
1 year agoUkrainian Offensive, Russia orders evacuation from Kherson Oblast | Putin imposes martial law
71 -
8:08
Military Lab
1 year agoUkrainian troops advance in Luhansk & Kharkiv | Russians evacuate the administration from Kherson?
38 -
0:55
RT
2 years agoRussia's Ka-52 destroys Ukrainian fortified positions
3.53K -
17:26
Foreign Agent Intel
1 year ago $0.42 earnedUkraine Takes Another BATTERING. It's Lights Out for Kiev.
1.05K14 -
8:45
Justvideo
4 months agoUkraine digs in after retreat from 'hell' of Avdiivka but vows to punish Russian advance
123 -
3:23
WarLeaks - Military Blog
1 year agoUkrainian Fireteam Assaults Russian Position In The Direction Of Klishchiivka South of Bakhmut
151 -
21:02
Foreign Agent Intel
1 year ago $0.79 earnedKiev Threatens To Strike Russian Cities. US Navy SEAL KIA In Bakhmut.
2.14K11