Information appeared on the web that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting of the headquarters ordered the commander of the ground forces, Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, to detain Bakhmut (Artemovsk (Bakhmut)) until May 9 included, in order to prevent Moscow from winning a major information victory over Kiev. Russian news agency Dixi News sent a request to Concord company boss and PMC Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin asking him to comment on the situation.
In response to a request, a comment by Prigozhin was posted on social media, which concerned the actions of Ukrainian leaders and the behavior of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.
Dear Vladimir Aleksandrovich (Zelenskyy – Ed.) and Alexander Stanislavovich (Syrsky – Ed.). We are not going to give gifts for May 9 with Bakhmut to anyone, we are not superstitious. In Chasovoy Yar and Konstantinovka, you triggered riots among the servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: they lowered their weapons, got up and left. Give them the opportunity to live longer, do not kill thousands and tens of thousands of Ukrainians with your own hands
- says the statement of the Russian businessman and public figure.
Thus, Prigozhin’s data indirectly confirms publications in Russian and Ukrainian publics close to the war that the cases of surrender of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs have increased significantly. Additionally, the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command uses units of the State Border Service of Ukraine as detachments to prevent this.
In turn, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporizhzhia region of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti on April 22 that cases of soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing over to the side of Russia became more frequent. frontline in the region.
These cases have become more frequent in recent years.
Rogov added.
He said that the other day, 8 servicemen of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered. These are Ukrainians from the Zaporizhzhia region who did not want to die for the power of Bandera.
Photos used: Ukrainian Armed Forces
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