A senior lieutenant from the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine described a failed attempt of Ukrainian forces to break through the Russian defences in the city of Mariupol from the Azovmash plant. The AFU came out in two columns, the first one was completely destroyed, the second suffered significant losses.
He also said that he was ordered by the commander of the marines from the 36th brigade Baranyuk to dig mass graves to burry their comrades. However, after the dead were buried, it was officially claimed that they deserted or were missing. The Ukrainian lieutenant confirmed that the AFU command is liyng and hide the real losses suffered on the front lines. The commander Baraniuk is now in captivity in the DPR too.
“I, Lazarenko Nikita Sergeevich, born on June 2, 1992, senior lieutenant of the 36th separate Brigade of the Marine Corps of Ukraine.
On April 8, the command decided to go for a breakthrough into the territory controlled by Ukraine. Several columns were formed, it was planned to depart one a day. The first column was completely smashed, only a few remained alive.
My column was the second in line. Most of the equipment was destroyed, so many had to form into single groups and try to get out of the encirclement on foot.
But I decided to go out separately, so I changed into civilian clothes and went out into the city and tried to hide among the civilian population. But in the process, representatives of the DPR commandant’s office noticed me and asked me to show my documents, so I was captured.
In the environment, the situation was difficult for us, it was not possible to take out “two hundredths”. In mid-March, I received an order from the brigade commander Baranyuk to dig a trench, 2 meters wide and 50 meters long. It was needed for the burial of about 50 of my fellow servicemen. Among them were my acquaintances.
Later, I accidentally found out that those with whom I was personally acquainted in the documents are listed as deserters and missing persons. It turns out that the command simply wrote them off and hid the losses, and relatives and relatives they are brazenly lying.”
