Contemporary China Think Tank 2022-04-17 1

Admiral Mikhail Mizintsev
Moscow, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Admiral Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's State Defense Command Center, said that nationalist group militants and foreign mercenaries besieged at the Azov steel plant in Mariupol were in a desperate situation with little food and water, and they asked Kiev to allow them to lay down their weapons and surrender, but were refused.
Mizintsev said: "On April 16, 2022, it was found that the radio call frequency of nationalist group militants and foreign mercenaries surrounded at the Azov steel plant in Mariupol had increased dramatically. The Russian military radio intercepted the contents show that the militants' resistance was "in a desperate situation with almost no food and water", and 367 radio messages were intercepted in the past day alone.
Mizintsev added, "They insisted that the Kiev authorities allow them to lay down their arms and surrender." At the same time, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities forbade this and threatened to be subsequently executed under the terms of 'wartime'. "The Russian armed forces have recommended that the nationalist groups militants and foreign mercenaries besieged at the Azov steel plant in Mariupol cease all combat operations and lay down their arms.
Shaun Pinner, a 48-year-old former British Army soldier, was reported to be a "contract soldier" in the Mariupol region, which is now occupied by Russia. Pinner appeared on the television show without obvious wounds, claiming to have been there (Mariupol) for five to six weeks and providing information about his service.

Sean Pinner told reporters on a Russian military television program that Andre Rudko said: "I am Shaun Pinner. I am a British citizen. I was captured in Mariupol. I am a member of the 36th Brigade of the First Battalion of the Ukrainian Marine Corps. I fought in Mariupol for five or six weeks. ”
According to the British "Daily Star", the Russian media reported that Pinna would now face trial by the Russian commission of inquiry, but allegedly told the Russian side that "he does not want to fight, he wants to go home." ”

Aiden Aslin (screenshot of the report)
The report pointed out that this person was the second British soldier captured by the Russian side in Ukraine after the capture of former paramedic Aiden Aslin on April 12.
According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 12th, Asrin, who was besieged in the city of Mariupol and fought with the Ukrainian army, has been forced to surrender to the Russian side together with his comrades-in-arms because their food and ammunition have been exhausted. After learning the news, the British soldier's family asked the Russian side to treat the captured Western citizens kindly.