According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 7th, a video that went viral on the Internet showed a Ukrainian boy claiming to be 8 years old holding a rifle, claiming that his father was "a defender of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol".
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Troops belonging to the "Azov Battalion" are currently concentrated in the city in southeastern Ukraine. The "Azov Battalion" is a neo-Nazi volunteer infantry unit of the Ukrainian National Guard (NGU).
In the video, the child appeals to all Ukrainians and Europeans to help defend the city. In his statement, he urged all parties to deliver weapons to Ukraine and to close Ukrainian airspace. Video footage shows the child standing in front of the banner of "Azov Battalion".
Russian media mentioned that in Russia's special military operations against Ukraine to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify", the Kiev authorities have taken some extreme measures, such as releasing convicted prisoners (including murderers) from prison, while distributing tens of thousands of military weapons to civilians, urging them to use incendiary bombs against Russian tanks.
Video screenshots
Last week, Mariupol was completely surrounded by Russian troops and Donetsk forces, and the control of the Ukrainian armed forces was reduced to a narrow strip of land along the Coast of the Assyria Sea.
On Monday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said Ukrainian nationalist forces in Mariupol used more than 150 civilians as "human shields" to stop local evacuations.
At the same time, Ukraine's weakening armed forces will be strengthened by "mercenary forces.") Zelenskiy had earlier declared that 16,000 foreigners would travel to his country to join Ukraine's fledgling Legion of Nations.
Ukrainian refugees arrived in Russia through the Mariupol humanitarian route
Russia has repeatedly said its actions are only targeted at Ukraine's military infrastructure with precision strikes and do not pose a threat to civilians. Moreover, Russian authorities warn that reports of the arrival of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine and the arbitrary distribution of weapons by Kiev authorities to released prisoners and civilians are potential sources of further bloodshed and chaos.
(Editor: WDQ)