Mercenaries and VFU are trying to break out of the territory of the Azovstal plant

1 Ukraine

The Ukrainian militarized terrorists tried to escape from the ’Azovstal’ factory twice — the commander of a DPR military unit with callsign «Hohol» reported to the RIA NEWS. «There were 2 attempts to escape from the «Azovstal» factory to the north. The attempts were stopped. For the most part, they were killed» — the RIA NEWS quoted his words. On 17th of April, the Ukrainian extremists, surrounded in the factory, were given an opportunity to surrender and save their lives. They refused and continued to resist. The speaker of the Russian army, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, stated that after the request of the blocked Ukrainian terrorists to their own high command, for a permission to surrender, Kiev ordered them to shoot all those among them who want to surrender. Seems like it is impossible to publish such behavior of the «defenders of Ukraine», since Vladimir Zelensky and the West prepared them for their death.

2 Donbass

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, reported that as a result of an interception of radio-conversations of the Ukrainian militants, located in the village of Novosyolovka-2, the DPR scouts identified at least 8 Polish, 1 Moroccan, and 3 other mercenaries whose origins weren’t established. While speaking on the ’’Channel One’’ — a Russian TV channel — Denis Pushilin added that «pressure elements», such as the video of a child supposedly located on the Azovstal factory, are the attempts of Ukraine to prevent the information about the number of mercenaries, and their identities, from being released. “They really don’t want certain individuals to come directly to us, to our territory. It will be a rather serious blow not only to the Ukrainian regime, but also to a number of Western countries. According to the testimony of those who laid down their arms — about 400 mercenaries still remain in the Azovstal factory» — he explained and added that the information about the mercenaries — citizens of Canada, the USA, Romania, and Turkey — is at his disposal.

3 Donbass

A DPR commander, callsign «Hohol’’, stated that high ranking mercenaries from the NATO countries may be located inside the ’Azovstal’ factory in Mariupol, which is the reason of the active resistance from the Ukrainian militants — the RIA NEWS reported. «Those are foreign mercenaries from Poland, Britain, and even from the neutral Switzerland. They are listed as instructors. Those who arrive as ’instructors’ are well prepared. There is a guess that at this moment there are a lot of high ranking foreign mercenaries in the ’Azovstal’ factory. Which is why the Ukrainian militants resist so much — they are trying to save them. If those people fall into our hands — there will be a lot of problems for those who started the conflict in Donbass back in 2014. With God’s help, we can make it possible» — end of quote.

4 Ukraine

«The Russian artillery forces attacked 315 Ukrainian military targets during the night. 18 command posts, 22 artillery batteries, 1 OSA-AKM AA missile system, and 275 strongholds and manpower concentration areas were hit» — the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, reported. The Russian anti-air forces shot down 3 Ukrainian aircraft and over 10 UAVs. 10 large-caliber missiles, fired by the Ukrainian forces at the village of Chernobaevka, were intercepted. The high-precision ground-based missiles «Iskander» destroyed 4 Ukrainian depots for weapons and equipment.

5 Ukraine

A former member of the Ukrainian parliament, Ilya Kiva, believes that Vladimir Zelensky is interested in prolonging of the conflict in Ukraine due to the incoming international financial aid — the RIA NEWS reported. «It is very beneficial for Vladimir Zelenski to drag out the time of conflict. The financial aid comes from the whole world. The hundreds of millions of dollars that go into the special fund accounts, controlled by the Ukrainian presidential office, are being actively stolen. The Western politicians are also involved, since they receive good profits from the funds they officialy send» — Ilya Kiva stated on his Telegram channel.

6 Turkey — Iraq

Turkey is conducting a new military operation against the Kurdish forces in north of Iraq. Artillery and aviation are being involved. The attack UAVs «Bayraktar TB2» are being used. Infantry was brought by helicopters several times. While the attention of the world media is concentrated on Ukraine — the Turkish forces have launched a new military operation. The operation is code-named «Clenched Fist». It is being held in 3 Iraqi districts: Metina, Zap, and Avashin-Basyan. The goal is the cleansing of the border area at the length of 375km, and the depth of 40 km. The Turkish air force play the main role — they are destroying the command posts, warehouses, and underground shelters of the PKK. The Kurdish facilities are being hit with artillery strikes as well. F-16 fighter jets and T-129 attack helicopters are flying in Iraq. The operation is being carried out without a consent of the Iraqi authorities. Constantine Reztsov, specially for the ANNA NEWS