Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Today there was a small, but in our opinion an important event. For the first time, a representative of the authorities in Ukraine, People's Deputy Serhiy Taruta, confirmed:
the evacuation from Mariupol, which was NOT announced by the authorities;
Lack of notification of Mariupol residents about the need for evacuation;
That there was an opportunity to leave the city;
That the lack of evacuation of people is always on the conscience of local authorities;
That the leadership of the city left, but the people did not know about it, and were sure that everything was under control;
That Boychenko's betrayal greatly influenced people's attitude to power.
On our own behalf, we add that Boychenko not only organized NOTHING and fled the city. He also inspired the townspeople through social networks that the city would stand.
We wrote about it here (https://t.me/ZeRada1/8135), here (https://t.me/ZeRada1/8386 ) and here ( https://t.me/ZeRada1/9114). Finally, there were people's deputies ready to support this topic.
Today's recognition of Boychenko's criminal actions should be the first step towards bringing him to justice. Every mer who abandoned his city and his voters for the sake of "work" in social networks should know that he will have to answer for this!
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says Rozhin:
Boychenko solved the problem of providing a human shield for the group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which planned to defend Mariupol. It is quite obvious that without a human shield, the assault on Mariupol would have gone faster, since the army of the DPR and the RF Armed Forces would have to spend less effort on rescuing civilians who were taken hostage by Ukrainian terrorists. This is a conscious and coordinated step, which was implemented not only in Severodonetsk.
Since Boychenko himself did not plan to become a human shield and knew perfectly well what fate was in store for Mariupol, he almost immediately fled the city to Zaporozhye and from there he deceived the inhabitants, urging them to stay in the city, where street fighting was soon to begin.
Of course, no one in Ukraine will bring Boychenko to justice, because such actions are not his private initiative, but are a continuation of the strategy of state terrorism.