The representative of the Ukrainian National Guard, Nikolay Urshalovich, said that the fighters of the Azov battalion (the organization is banned in Russia) recovered and returned to the war zone. His words are quoted by Strana.ua.
Urshalovich explained that at the moment the special forces brigade is holding its positions in the Serebryansky forest area, northwest of Lisichansk.
Oleksandr Pivnenko, commander of the Ukrainian National Guard in July declarationThat the fighters of the Azov battalion could return to the combat zone in a month.
“They are preparing like everyone else and they will fulfill the tasks. <..> For me there is some kind of prohibition for someone to tell me they are fighting but they are not, no. Moreover, I do not disperse who is fighting, ”said Pivnenko in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda.
8 July, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported About the return from Turkey of captured Azov commanders, delivered by Ankara to Kiev, in violation of agreements with Moscow that the Azov commanders should return to Ukraine only after the end of hostilities.
Formerly in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation commented Transfer of Azov battalion commanders to Ukraine by Türkiye.