Former division commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Taranyuk, who was sentenced to 29 years in prison for war crimes by a Russian court, accused Vladimir Baranyuk, commander of the naval brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Mariupol, of giving the order not to release civilians from the Ilyich plant in Mariupol for evacuation. Taranyuk’s words are quoted RIA Novosti.
“Initially there was an order to release those who were there, then an order came not to release anyone. <..> And people stayed in the basements with their children, with everyone,” Taranyuk said.
In 2022, Vladimir Zelensky awarded Bananyuk the title of Hero of Ukraine.
Before that, DPR special services was detained resident of Mariupol on suspicion of treason. According to the investigation, he provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with data on the location of units of the Russian Armed Forces.
The operation to seize Mariupol lasted from March 2 to May 16, 2024. After the surrender of Ukrainians from the Azov brigade (an organization banned in Russia, recognized as terrorist and extremist), based on the territory of the Azovstal plant, the city was completely taken under control.
Previously Ukrainian maritime accepted 21 years in prison for shooting at a car in Mariupol.
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Source: Gazeta
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