Over 1,000 of Kiev's troops reported to have laid down their arms

More than 1,000 service members of Ukraine’s 36th Marines Brigade have surrendered in the port city of Mariupol, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Wednesday during a daily briefing.

According to a Russian military report, the troops laid down their arms at the Illich Steel and Iron Works, a giant metal mill they were using as a stronghold against Moscow's forces.

A total of 1,026 service members, including 162 officers, were among the captives, ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said. He said 47 of the soldiers were female. Russian medics provided first aid to 151 injured captives before moving them to a local hospital, the official said.

The report was disputed by Ukrainian officials. Presidential adviser Alexey Arestovich claimed on social media that the unit had performed a “difficult and very risky maneuver” and joined forces with the Azov Battalion, the Ukrainian national guard unit holding position at a different location in Mariupol. This “gave the 36th a second chance” and significantly boosted the defensive capabilities of Kiev's forces in the city, he said.
The reports of a large number of Ukrainian troops laying down arms in Mariupol began to emerge on Tuesday. These were supported by footage from war correspondents on the ground, showing what appears to be groups of people wearing military uniforms in captivity.

The claimed mass surrender followed a report by the Russian Defense Ministry, which said around 100 Ukrainian marines had made an attempt to break out from the factory.

According to the Russian claims, about half of the Ukrainian military personnel involved were killed when their motorcade was attacked by artillery and warplanes, while the rest were captured. Ukrainian sources told the media on Tuesday that the breakout was a success and resulted in the troops reaching Azov’s positions.
A desperate message was posted on the 36th Brigade’s social media channels on Monday. The text claimed the unit had been failed by the Ukrainian military leadership, who left the soldiers to fight and die without any assistance despite opportunities to do so.

“For over a month the marines fought with no supplies of ammo, without food, without water, pretty much drinking from puddles, and died in droves,” the message read. “Our wise generals are telling us to capture ammo from the enemy.”
Mariupol has seen some of the most intense fighting since Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine. The new case of mass surrender reported by the Russian ministry would be the largest single instance of Ukrainian forces laying down their arms since the start of the conflict.

Moscow attacked its neighbor in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements signed in 2014, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered Minsk Protocol was designed to give the breakaway regions special status within the Ukrainian state.

Russia has since demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by force.

https://www.rt.com/russia/553792-mariupol-mass-surrender-report/

Ok

Low on ammunition.
No food.
Low morale
The brain start thinking properly and they just felt,it is not worth it to die for a clown.

Anyone that is not part of the Ukrainian army and is unfortunately captured by Russia, will be regarded as a spy and not a POW,those volunteers don't know what they got themselves into.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi_GVNAzTNo

Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol began to surrender en masse

Pictures

Chechen Russian forces raided a azov battalion hideout

Us should come help o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rml8JsnE1VI

Mass surrender of Ukrainian servicemen

The flow is growing, the surrender of Ukrainian military personnel has become massive, 1026 Ukrainian marines have already laid down their arms and their flow is growing. New footage with prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was published by correspondent Sladkov. Among the surrendered 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 162 officers, 47 women, and more than 130 wounded

Apparently this poor woman was just doing as she's told, acting.
It's very important to see both sides of the conflict,maybe Russia is truly commiting war crimes but make no mistake it goes both ways and ukraine is peddling a whole lot of propaganda against Russia to make it look worse than it is

Unverified pictures of UKRAINIANS dressing up an effigy to pose like a civilian attack

I wonder why the west ban russians media and TV stations, you can't expect us to listen to CNN and BBC and believe every report,in times like this people deserve to hear from both parties,even though propaganda might be involve it is left for the individuals to decide what to believe, the other time CNN claim that Ukrainian soldiers were murdered by Russian troops in snake island with the Ukrainian soldiers telling the Russians soldiers to "go Bleep yourself" before dying, only for the Russians to release a video of thesame soldiers been alive and feed by them, imagine if the russians have not release that video that is how some gullible individuals would just believe that report, let me not even talk about the so called ghost of Kiev story that the CNN and western media used to brain washed the masses, up till today there is no proof that any such thing as the ghost of Kiev actually existed. I am not surprised when I hear alot of nairalander talking about there hate for CNN that station can reduce your I.Q and reasoning, very pathetic liars network.

Johnnycastro18:
I wonder why the west ban russians media and TV stations, you can't expect us to listen to CNN and BBC and believe every report,in times like this people deserve to hear from both parties,even though propaganda might be involve it is left for the individuals to decide what to believe, the other time CNN claim that Ukrainian soldiers were murdered by Russian troops in snake island with the Ukrainian soldiers telling the Russians soldiers to "go Bleep yourself" before dying, only for the Russians to release a video of thesame soldiers been alive and feed by them, imagine if the russians have not release that video that is how some gullible individuals would just believe that report, let me not even talk about the so called ghost of Kiev story that the CNN and western media used to brain washed the masses, up till today there is no proof that any such thing as the ghost of Kiev actually existed. I am not surprised when I hear alot of nairalander talking about there hate for CNN that station can reduce your I.Q and reasoning, very pathetic liars network.

After the Ghost of Kiev and snake island mystery were busted, I had to search for more relevant news channels.
Within a week of the war, the western media claim Russia has lost close to 15k soldiers, I was like how the hell.
When they capture Russian POW they make video of forcing them to make statements. Using their phones to call family members back in Russia, to make Russians go against Putin but it all failed.
Today,we keep hearing about Ukrainian loses and painting Russians as war criminals,the narrative the western media is bringing is that Ukraim is losing and Russians are committing war crimes.

Kingpin1000:

After the Ghost of Kiev and snake island mystery were busted, I had to search for more relevant news channels.
Within a week of the war, the western media claim Russia has lost close to 15k soldiers, I was like how the hell.
When they capture Russian POW they make video of forcing them to make statements. Using their phones to call family members back in Russia, to make Russians go against Putin but it all failed.
Today,we keep hearing about Ukrainian loses and painting Russians as war criminals,the narrative the western media is bringing is that Ukraim is losing and Russians are committing war crimes.

my guy the whole lies tire me oh, you guys (USA,France, UK, NATO) knew that you would not be able to go face to face in confrontations with Russia should incase a war breakout in other to avoid world war, yet you were busy encouraging the comedian of a president to be making Un guided utterances of joining NATO here and there, the inexperienced novice of president fell for it, today USA, and it allies are now using his country Ukraine by supplying them weapons to test there latest military equipments, russia is having a field day bombing the hell out of his country, and the pathetic western media
cnn, BBC and the rest are busy hailing him calling him a hero after so many innocent ukraneans have lost there lives, am not in anyway saying Russia are right in bombing Ukraine but as a leader you should be wise and diplomatic in your doing, I can understand why people are in support of ukraine( the citizens have done no wrong) but if we are to go deep to the root cause of all this wars, alot of people would see the deception of the west and there roles in causing this war.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi_GVNAzTNo

Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol began to surrender en masse

You will never see this on BBC, CNN or Sky News.

Horus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rml8JsnE1VI

Mass surrender of Ukrainian servicemen

The flow is growing, the surrender of Ukrainian military personnel has become massive, 1026 Ukrainian marines have already laid down their arms and their flow is growing. New footage with prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was published by correspondent Sladkov. Among the surrendered 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 162 officers, 47 women, and more than 130 wounded

This is good news. Better this war ends quickly.