… Leonid Slutsky, a Russian MP who took part in negotiations with Ukraine earlier in the war, suggested Russia should lift its moratorium on the death penalty for fighters from the Azov regiment, one of the main forces defending the steelworks, calling them “animals in human form”.
“Nazi criminals should not be exchanged,” said Vyacheslav Volodin, one of Russia’s most powerful officials and the chair of the State Duma, during a speech on Tuesday. “Our country treats those who surrendered or were captured humanely. But with regards to Nazis, our position should be unchanged: these are war criminals and we must do everything so that they stand trial.”
Volodin did not directly address the surrender of the troops at Azovstal in his statement, but the context was clear as Russia’s defence ministry released video of the evacuation of the Ukrainian fighters on Tuesday morning, saying some of them were members of the Azov battalion.
Sounds fishy!
#Ukraine: UA forces continue further development of ways to deliver munitions from commercial drones – this time they adapted fish bait bombs, placing ordinary F-1/RGD-5 grenades inside.
Note that the UZRGM fuze can be modified to remove the delay, causing an instant explosion. pic.twitter.com/vQokEqKWMg
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 17, 2022
Zelensky opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema … Broadway musical in the works
