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Croatian mercenary told how he kept people in Mariupol on orders
2022-05-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[RIA Novosti] Captured Croatian citizen Vekoslav Prebek, who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian security forces, said that he had an order not to let civilians out of Mariupol, according to the Telegram channel of the People's Militia of the DPR.

As the Croatian national television channel HRT reported on Saturday, the Croatian Foreign Ministry confirmed the detention by the Russian Armed Forces of a Croatian citizen in Mariupol .

According to the People's Militia of the DPR, a Croatian mercenary told how the security forces took up positions on the territory of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. According to him, besides him, there were also foreigners in the unit - three British citizens , they deserted.

"When we were standing at the plant, we had an order not to let civilians out of Mariupol. The order to this was given by the battalion commander, Yevgeny Petrovich Bova. The reason? Like, we don't know who is coming out and what information can be passed on to the enemy," Prebek said.

Earlier, Croatian media, on condition of anonymity, repeatedly reported on the participation of "volunteers" from the republic in the armed conflict on the side of Kiev.

Posted by:badanov

#3  Blaming civilian casualties on Putin plays well in American main stream media.

If only they would open the American public's eyes to the fact that it was Zelensky who invaded Russia, seeking lebensraum after a long history of Russian invasions of Ukraine.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2022-05-09 16:34  

#2  Sounds like what's going on in Shanghai.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-05-09 12:25  

#1  Blaming civilian casualties on Putin plays well in American main stream media.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-05-09 12:23  

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