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Russian Federation Urgent Humanitarian Response Statement On 16 April 2022

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Russian Federation Urgent Humanitarian Response Statement On 16 April 2022

SF note: We publish the translation of the Russian Federation’s statement as close as possible to the Russian original, seeking to keep the style of the initial text. The statement itself is, of course, of historical interest. However, its substance once again raises more questions than answers for the independent observer.

During April 16, 2022, there was a sharp increase in the intensity of radio communications between militants of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries blocked in Mariupol at Azovstal Plant.

The content of the radio intercepts (367 were received in the past 24 hours alone) shows that the resisting militants are in a desperate situation, practically without food and water. They are persistently demanding permission from the official authorities in Kiev to lay down arms and surrender. At the same time, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities categorically forbid this and threaten with subsequent shootings under “wartime” conditions.

In accordance with persistent humanitarian initiatives by France, Germany and Turkey, as well as exclusively for humane purposes, the Russian Armed Forces have repeatedly offered the fighters to lay down their weapons and withdraw from Mariupol to territories under the control of the Kiev authorities.

For this purpose, since 21 March 2022, a humanitarian corridor was opened daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and since 5 April 2022, such corridors have also been opened daily, but around the clock.

The Russian side opened humanitarian corridors on a daily basis and ensured all requirements to observe the “silence regime” in the Mariupol direction.

The Ukrainian side had never confirmed any guarantees of the safety of these humanitarian routes, and on the contrary, deliberately obstructed the implementation of these initiatives.

Representatives of foreign embassies, specialized structures of the United Nations, the OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other international organizations were duly informed about the planned humanitarian operations through all available information resources, including the media.

None of these organizations, with the exception of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has ever responded to our insistent appeals to open humanitarian corridors for the fighters to leave.

Thanks to the measures taken by the Russian Federation, without the participation of the Ukrainian side and international organizations, it was possible to evacuate from Mariupol over 168 thousand civilians (139,678 of them to the Russian Federation), including 237 representatives of foreign countries.

In addition, 1,464 Ukrainian servicemen laid down their arms and surrendered. No violence or psychological pressure is applied to them. Everyone is given the opportunity to contact relatives. Wounded prisoners of war are provided with timely and qualified medical assistance.

Taking into account the catastrophic situation at the Azovstal Plant and also guided by purely humane principles, the Russian Armed Forces suggest that the militants of the nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries stop any hostilities and lay down their arms from 06:00 (Moscow time) on 17 April 2022. All those who lay down their arms are guaranteed to remain alive.

For the practical realization of this humanitarian operation, the following algorithm of action is provided for:

From 05:00 (Moscow time) continuous communication is established between the Russian and Ukrainian sides for mutual exchange of information;

From 05:30 (Moscow time), fighters of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries, on the one hand, and the Russian Armed Forces, together with the military formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic, on the other hand, declare a “total silence regime” and guarantee its strict observance;

The actual start of the “silence regime” at 06:00 (Moscow time) is indicated by both sides raising flags: red on the Russian side and white on the Ukrainian side along the entire perimeter of Azovstal. In addition, the fact that the parties are ready to introduce a “silence regime” is confirmed through all channels of communication;

from 06:00 to 13:00 (Moscow time) – the withdrawal of all Ukrainian armed units and foreign mercenaries, without any weapons or ammunition.

Once again, we call on the official authorities in Kyiv to show discretion and issue the appropriate instructions to the militants to end the pointless resistance and withdraw from the hotbed of resistance. Realizing, however, that they will receive no such orders or commands from the authorities in Kyiv, we urge them to take this decision themselves and lay down their weapons.

We appeal to all members of the Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries – with the cynical attitude of the Kyiv authorities, such an unenviable fate awaits all of you. With this in mind, do not test your fate like the Mariupol tragedy, but make the only right decision to stop the hostilities and lay down your arms now, no matter where your “handlers” force you to fight for the ideas of Nazism. In doing so, the Russian Federation guarantees each of you the preservation of your lives and the observance of all norms of the Geneva Convention for the treatment of prisoners of war, as has already happened to your comrades who previously surrendered in Mariupol.

This urgent statement is to be published immediately and communicated to the United Nations, the OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other international organizations through all available information resources, including the media.

In addition, this urgent statement will be broadcast continuously throughout the night to Ukrainian formations at Azovstal on all radio channels at intervals of every 30 minutes.

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Ghost of Snake Island

The Ukrop government proposed to exchange Medvedchuk for the British mercenary Aiden or w/e his name was. In the interviews that he gave he sounded like a downey, the guy quite literally can’t formulate a single sentence. Whatever his mental condition is, he’s definitely not 100% right in the head. And this one British downey, is deemed more valuable than the hundreds of high ranking Ukrainian officers who are currently in Russian POW camps. I mean….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The Ukrop gov is expressing how 1 down syndrome retard from the UK has more value than over 2600 Ukrainian POWs combined, including pilots, top brass etc.

The Ukrainian government uses every chance they get to express how they perceive their own soldiers as utterly WORTHLESS cannon fodder. It’s actually insane how the Ukrainian soldiers just cope with all the ways their own gov would rather see them dead than alive and still gleefully continue being cannon fodder for said regime.

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Richebourg

Pure insanity. And the Western war criminals and lapdog media are still selling this as some sort of noble effort.

Omas Bioladen

They are hiding something in their nuclear NATO sex fort. They must be smoked out.

Darthvader is my father

I saw on RT that Putin expect to find Madeline McCain, Emelia Earhart, a Sasquatch, and 3 of the lost tribes of Israel in the NATO sex bunker.

jens holm

Send fr some cuban cigars. Those are one of the only support You have. Take it easy boy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heyU4E3pcHc

jens holm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9XVkVWPDjk

Rasputin

Aiden sounded as normal as working class Brit can. On a video prior to his surrender. It has been speculated that he is reading off the teleprompter word for word, grammatical errors and all and showing his lack of enthusiasm for the what he has been ordered to say.

The Alamo and the 300 at Thermopylae has always been viewed as a noble effort, this has some similarities, holding off a numerically superior and overly confident force against all odds for longer then expected.

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WillieBrennan

“The Alamo and the 300 at Thermopylae has always been viewed as a noble effort, this has some similarities, holding off a numerically superior and overly confident force against all odds for longer then expected.”

Except this little Mariupol circle jerk was undertaken for a bunch of greedy Jew faggots in Kiev and their bought goy whores in DC and London…lol

Not really a good comparison.

good4u

Exactly. Not even for that piece of cloth on townhall. Just for the lies of masters.

jens holm

But they are up against the Russian Mongols. Putin is a Stalin clone with necer dress only

opereta

Okidoki !! Then have them lineup so they can be shot point blank by a Russian “captured” tank in an orderly and honorable fashion.

Lol

Give him a break, lack of enthusiasm? Are you dumb? The guy surrender because he didn’t have food for weeks now, he probably would drop dead of hunger any time now and you speak about enthusiasm, grammatical error? Listen to your self dude, with all the copium.

helene matz

let him drop dead he needs to kill to get it up what a pathetic little wanker

Manu

Except this is taking longer than excepted (by whom?) because the Russians refrain from using the quick and dirty thermobaric bombs in Azocstal, they are not trying to rush it. Before that, they had to deal with soldiers hidding being civilians, using civilian infrastructures and forcing them to stay as human shields. So yeah this takes time, but it’s not due to a “noble effort” from the ukrainians.

Richard Hoard

Kill me!

jens holm

None here says so. Your kind do.

We are worried for a lot in Ukraine is just like the malfunctions in Russia. We have told that to the Ukras many times.

Darwin must given Russians no ears. Pavlov seemes to have fun. You simply are kept away. Its not by us. Putin is better then Arnold. You never are told.

Instead You has become even more restricted

By that You conclude from Putin TV. You hardly has any sober and informative medias left

Daniel

Viktor Medvedchuk is a super rich oligarch, he owns at least 60 houses, boats, lands etc, he’s close friend of Putin and Putin is gudfader to Medvedchuk dotter,

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WTF

“gudfader to Medvedchuk dotter”? Jens Holm is that you???

helene matz

jens holm koskenkorva

jens holm

salmiaki.

jens holm

She lives here having cleaning as hobby. She used soap and the russians here evaporated.

Clyde

He’s not a close friend of Putin. Putin is the godfather because he’s a powerful figure, not because they’re pals. What does Krusty the Klown of Kiev have off-shored?

Rasputin

Who are you to say he is not a friend of Putin? Is Putin the godfather of all oligarch children?

Clyde

Since the majority of oligarchs do not seem to be Orthodox, I doubt that VP is the godfather to all their children.

jens holm

And the rest. You has chosen to be an ignorant trying to wep the rest of the world in dark.

But You only do that for Russia. We can check up and even on Youtube,

jens holm

He is a leader of the movement for rejoining the USSR collapse. Putin love that more thenchildred.

It even had 37 seats in their parlament. Menvedev even is a systematic robber and very corrupt.

Russia has so many of that kind themself.

jens holm

Thats highly incorrect.

jens holm

14 think You lie. You dont.

Antessa

Beautiful girls are waiting for you on — https://v.ht/64soQ

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hans raus

I prefer boys.

Stepan Bandera in Hell

#MeToo

good4u

Oh Antessa, there will be plenty of ‘free’ Ukrainian girls on the market soon

Max

All true bro. I almost feel pity on Ukros…. Almost.

kbartlett

I don’t think they sound “gleeful”. I think they’re scared and don’t know what to do.

jens holm

Medvedchuk is an Ukrainian under Ukranian jurisdiction. He was jailed by the state. His destiny is to be in his own court.

I hope he gets a fair trial. The Ukra court might be kind of corrupt too.

Theo

Throw Sarin there and give those azow rats “humanitarian corridor” to Bandera

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Cela Metal

Not necesary, they will starve to death if they dont surrender. Dont waste any of that kind on them.

Nilsz

I would not bomb them at all. Just let them eat each other. And when they show up in despair… it’s either immediate head shot or Siberia for the rest of their miserable lives.

Dummy Perez

Lmaooooo

Omas Bioladen

Hey Ukrops,

do not believe this deviant red army scam. It’s a trap.

Good luck.

CU in hell,

Nazilensky

(Agent of Zion)

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RealityOfWar

You can’t say Nazilensky because the Ukrainians have banned z, so it has to be Nailensky, which Russia is working on! But this banning of z is causing a problem as when they announce him they now have to say elensky which sounds like a deaf retard is saying it. But then again that probably its a name better fitting of the Ukrainians president’s characteristics anyway.

nomorejewworldorder

all jews have to die for humanity to survive

jens holm

You hardly has met a single one.

Lazy Gamer

The Russians have now published their word. Probability is on the side of compliance. However, to force Ukrainian soldiers to fight until death is an understandable one since every day the Russians are tied in Mariupol is one day of supply, training, and reinforcements somewhere else. Besides, it would make for a good PR campaign to show that Russians slaughtered everyone. But there are a lot of things that can go wrong. A surrender could be authorized but suddenly, the hardliners could shoot their comrades. This also applies on the Russian side. Or the worst thing, a chemical bomb or missile strike from who knows where could irreversibly damage Russian efforts to look merciful.

Richebourg

I think the Russians want to save the steel complex. Their offer would be the best for all concerned. However, if the offer is not taken, then all will be destroyed including all those hunkered down there. One thing I don’t get is giving foreign mercenaries a free pass out, especially if there are any ranking NATO pigs among them. Sure, release the sad sacks like the one they already have, but not any NATO personnel.

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Omas Bioladen

USA will bomb the facility to destroy evidence of childrape and biolabs eventually and consequently blaming Russia for that blatant war crime.

jens holm

So You are an american.

hoperator

Think syria method by trump putin..give corridors,knowing all nato mercs and nazis are phone and universal vax chipped anyway. They were near all eventually trapped in northern syria,7000 ,and kadyrovs pitbulls got 6000…Each one will be fac recog tagged.Fact is, russia knows it costs 3 rus dead for 1 nazi dead in defended position.Took me a few minutes think it through as well.

jens holm

They and we were mot trapped at all in Syria.

helene matz

the steel complex is a monument to soviet genius and the russians dont really want to destroy it,they must have the plans on paper of the layout

jens holm

Many here dont understand why the Russians are there at all. If they were not, there would be a productive kombinate.

50.000 might be dead now. One of three are russian conscrips. Demolising and already very poor country makes the bipolar even worse.

RealityOfWar

Russia would do well to allow the commanding officers of previous surrendering Ukraine contingents to contact those being used by Z-elensky for his TV image. Those commanding officers took military decisions when they knew the situation was hopeless and would just result in the needless death of the soldiers under their command.

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jens holm

The troops are no under his command. Zelinsky is elected as political leader only. Here there are a Minister of defence.

The commander of the troops in the above details are a general named Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi.

You can try a mail to him. It might not even be him but in the Brigade level. Ukras has 20 brigades now added several kinds of reinforcements.

Npne of tohose soldiers see any needless death. If anything, they are the chosen ones.

Carl Bunker

I work the Azov Glory hole and I like it

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RealityOfWar

A Battalion size of marines has already surrendered, so how does that calculation work out! Even if the aircraft survived and they were dropped in alive!

James Ferguson

They were exhausted from fightin night and day with an army 10x larger. Russia withdrew from the North for this fight.

They did all the possible and the impossible for the Ukrainian nation. These words will be in history books. Glory to the Heroes!

good4u

Glory to Heroes? And what do we do with widows and orphans? Sell them? Should Ukrainian mafia do the job?

jens holm

Those 15.000 soldiers has done a remarkle job. So they are a kind of heroes and are still there.

Russia has exact the same crime level as Ukraine. Here You unofrtunatly should be united against crime.

Clyde

Which is it, Ukrotards? Did you defeat the Russians at Kiev, like you keep saying over and over again, or did they withdraw to strengthen Donbas? Glory to autism!

jens holm

Desperat defence in total denial

Russia lost some very big battles in the north. There is no or. Russia has attacked hard there and has gained almost nothing.

You again use liars xplain. Mybee You should regroup Yourself.

We wonder wh they were in Kiev and east of it too. Did they have no compasses? You even ignore, what Putin has told about it on TV.

Did he lie there too? Yes he did. None has velcommed Russians in the whole Ukraine. No Hurrah. No dirty flag. Conskripts not even knowing which country they are in expecting some kind of sightseeing.

Omas Bioladen

Gloryhole jewwhores!

jens holm

Those 15000 has done it pretty well in military matters. Thats the Glory. 2/3 of them never has been nazis.

Omas Bioladen

Hey Kamikaze-Nazi Ukrop brothers!

Help is on the way, US/NATO/Israel is pushing back the red-russian-retards, Do not give in. Start eating up the NATO officers and destroy all evidence. You will be liberated soon and will receive a yacht and an american passport.

Stay strong!

Nazilensky

(Your jewish leader)

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Shlomo Shekelbergsteingoldsilvergreen

Oy vey!

jens holm

Kamikaze is suicide bombing.

This is very stiff and well planned defence and retreat to last man standing with no ammo and food.

Nato is not there. If we were there would not be a single Russian foot dead or alive.

The truth

Holy shit boys this is big news…. This is going to be extremely painful for Russian millitary. Despite being outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements Syria Dosent matter on wich side you are you have to admit that the statistics are undeniable. Thousands of people around the world are watching this war closely so they know more than you know.

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The Truth

The truth is: you are a brainless imbecile, a shitty pathetic troll and a total loser.

Clyde

Just a relentless crescendo of missile strikes on the territory of the failed Ukrainian CIA project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzWk00x51A

Yuri

idiot nazi confuses your rectum attacks by Jamal, Leroy in trailer park Alabama

jens holm

Russians has learned tank warfare from Syria and Armenia. Their teachers were the only ones, which would acept rubels as money.

Even Hesbollah use dollars

Hjalmar

I have to say that I don’t feel sorry for these soldiers, considering the atrocities many of them may have been ordered to take part in. Mariupol has been a nightmare come true for hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Surely these soldiers must be vetted and dealt with properly before being released. Death may be coming their way courtesy of the,””oh so wonderful (satire),” hands of the Kiev-junta as they most likely will regard them as traitors who weren’t loyal enough to be prepared to die for the cause.

But if Azovstahl can be saved, so why not, perhaps returning them to their rightful owners might be the best solution? But I would highly recommend to keep at least a dozen of them at the steelworks so we can use them as guinea pigs by sending them through the entire complex to prove it is not boogie trapped. That is only fair, me thinks.

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jens holm

Those are not innocnt people. They are citicens supporting their country or not pr several definitions.

They has hired the militaries to defned that, whci they do.

You assume too much. Ukras has determinant support in their own country. GET IT. ARE YOU BLIND.

Im so tired of that everlasting non sense. This is a country recognized by UN for 30 years. It has an elected Prlament as well as a president.

It even seemes very needed they use any defender they can get against the toally maipultated non sense from Putins.

Some 17,8% should not run a country hard assisted by Russia. They are more then 80%.

My mind has changes by this attack. The ukras should have offencive weapons too. For now they cant fight back well.

Daniel

There are NATO personals from France, UK, US, etc among the Ukraine fighters in Mariupol and they’re still alive, I hope there isn’t any free passage (=secret deal) for these NATO staff,

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Cela Metal

How you know that?

opereta

Monitored radio transmissions from the Imbeciles begging for help with their governments.

Cela Metal

ok, that makes sense

jens holm

They send it from just below the moon of Putin. Putin has gas.

Soon he will be Taiga Woods only hitting his own balls.

Lance Ripplinger

I can only pray that the men in Azovstal will accept the olive branch extended by the Russians.

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Omas Bioladen

Zelensky is already in TV proclaiming Russia is playing cruel genocide and warcrime games with his poor ukrainian boys.

See foryourself. All big tabloids are sending it right now.

Joe Biden

Yep. Killing bunch of Azow terrorists is now ‘genocide’. They are shooting at you, but if you shoot at them – genocide!

jens holm

None ever has said that unlees You read Russian propaganda.

jens holm

Sure. They only has vodka for their test Armata in Syria. Some Jihadists live in it as tourist guides

Clyde

Mariupol does not stand. The degenerates are holed up in a steel plant. The rest of the city belongs to DPR. The Ukrotard dead-enders are reduced to snowballing each other for sustenance, instead of recreation as the usually do.

lol

😀🤣🤣

jens holm

The Eastern Bunny left him.

jens holm

None says has to stand. You really dont get the whole point. They have bound and delayed overwhelming Russian forces by well prepared defence.

Several 1000 Russians are killed. Russian has lost a lot of equipment and morale as well. That a very heroic result no matter side.

Duniga

Russia should stop with this humanitarian nonsense. No matter what they do and how many humanitarian corridors open Western MSM and politicians will still accuse them of every possible bullshit they made up.

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jens holm

Russians should send a lot of glue, if they want to hide anything.

No accuses are needed. We have tons of data.

They could sunk it like Moskva or Kursk.

Yuri

best humanitarian strategy—nuclear cleansing of angloshere —-re-civilize earth—eliminate worthless vermin

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hans raus

Russian propaganda. Putin regime looking for excuses to hide their failed invasion.

,,Vladimir Putin, order your troops to stop harming innocent civilians in #Ukraine. Tell your soldiers to stop raping women and children. The law of war still applies. Harming the defenseless shows your weakness. Stop #sexualviolence.” – president of slovakia

https://twitter.com/ZuzanaCaputova/status/1515253780060807169

Damn, now russia is known as child rapist country.

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Hans Raus felches Carl Bunkers Ass

You’re boring, try harder.

jens holm

He is right in this. Not only Butja says so.

opereta

If the invasion was failed…..you would not be trying to defeat it writing imbecilities all day long in South Front….. Look up Psy 101 on Wikipedia (Moron Section)

kbartlett

Please help us, Lord. Encourage the Kyiv fighters to surrender. Thank You, Lord, for Russia’s humanitarian attempts for the Ukrainian fighters. Please let them not be shot if returned to Kyiv, or let them go somewhere safe, maybe Belarus or Russia. In Christ’s name, amen. ( I know this sounds Protestant.)

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Ricardo2000

Posted 16/04/22 @ 1950 MDT — This is wonderful news, and profoundly generous considering the devastation inflicted on Mariupol and its citizens. As usual, US-NAYOYO authorities have ignored this plea for mercy when they could have made Kiev obey with a few phone calls. Western media cloaca do not report this news. Instead Reuters, Guardian reports Moscow has demanded they surrender or die. CBC and CTV (Canadian media) do not report on the Russian order at all. Al Jazeera merely reports Zelenskiy’s threat to end peace talks if the holdouts are killed. The silence of other outlets is disturbing. The International Red Cross reports none of these initiatives. The most recent activity is the April 6th humanitarian convoy. Tass.com reports basically the same text as that posted in this article.

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jens holm

Its censured away, where You are. We have it. Its overwhelming.

Many also predict Russia will collapse and Ukras wil take over. The new capitols will be Kiev and Novegerod.

Nato wil be gone. There are no threats. All their nukes are donated to sophisticated nuke power stations. They had more then expected.

Windpower and solarcells are out the next 50 years. Even the polar bears has hot water and flushing toilets with seats.

ron

RUSSIA IS UNABLE TO KILL A BUNCH OF NAZIS SURROUNDED IN A FACTORY?? WTAF

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good4u

Russia prefers to parrade POWs. Better than dead corps, but Russia will take that too. Anyway it is done!

Omas Bioladen

Russia needs volonteers for their Uranium mines in siberia.

helene matz

why dont you get off your bum superman and do it single handed western shite

Cetermole

Are you living on the Moon?

How will they airdrop a battalion? With Katapults?

jens holm

Its his way. He is overoptimitic for the Ukras. It more his hopes then the real world. We all are allowed to have hopes.

EL BAMBINO VISIONARIO

Zelensky es el anticristo

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jens holm

Thats fine with me. You seemes to be an anticristo too. In dont getthe ant part. How many legs do You have yourself. Is it sex.

jens holm

Holy Kopters are from Egypt.

Hey

I want Hans Raus to make sweet love to my asshole

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thoughtful

I hope they are too incredulous to come out for another day.

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thoughtful

Russia, I really think this is overly kind to just let them all go. Dont cast pearls before swine. Isn’t kindness a pearl? When you let them all go, they can come back to shoot everyone? Put them into jail cells and interview them. Identify them. Did you know that to Admonish sinners is officially an act of Mercy. Putin, you are being a soft teddy bear with fluff in his head.

Richard Hoard

To POW camps (in Siberia I hope) till end of the conflict. Not home

jens holm

If soldiers are citicens for a legal country the pr definitions are not to be harmed if they surender.

thoughtful

What is happening to the POW mercenaries and Nazis?

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