The commander of the Azov regiment expressed the opinion that the blockade of Mariupol by the occupiers could be prevented.
The commander of the Azov regiment, Denis Prokopenko, believes that Ukrainian troops should be more active in stopping the Russian military when leaving the occupied Crimea near Genichesk, then the situation in Mariupol will be different.
“If the troops assigned there (near the exit from the Crimea) firmly hold on to the defense, bite the ground and fight the enemy, he will not allow them to enter the cities just like that, there will be a completely different picture. is that the enemy still needs to be destroyed on the isthmus at the exit from the Crimea near Genichesk.In this area, the enemy is very limited in maneuver and has only one route of advance.Considering the terrain, the enemy is that -canalize.From a tactical point of view, this is the most favorable area for inflicting fire damage to destroy and the subsequent interception of the enemy group.The enemy needs to be destroyed there, in time of progress from the Crimea. And for some reason this is not done, “Prokopenko said in an interview with UP.
The official expressed the opinion that the blockade of Mariupol by the occupiers could have been prevented.
“If all the cities, starting with Genichesk, Melitopol and Berdyansk, like to firmly hold on to the defense and fought the enemy, he certainly would not be able to reach Mariupol within four days from the Crimea. Because it did not happen, we were surrounded. So the enemy with almost no resistance succeeded at a relatively large mileage. Practically without a fight, he marched from the Crimea and went to the western surroundings of the city of Mariupol, “Prokopenko insisted.
The Azov regiment commander also said the actions of the 36th Marine Brigade were “inexplicable in any logical way.”
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“At first, a battalion suddenly surrendered, it was April 4. As a result, at that time we lost the only route of communication between Azov and 36th brigade. Then, unexpectedly, the commander of the 36th the brigade made the decision, without warning anyone, to just go on a breakthrough in an unknown direction and thus lost many.Also, many people were left with their own devices, and they just got caught. .. These uncoordinated actions, which suddenly took place on the part of the 36th brigade, led to catastrophic consequences that are no longer possible to return, ”he said.
Prokopenko added that about 1,000 sailors were taken prisoner.
Recall that Ilya Samoylenko, official of the intelligence department of the Azov Regiment, believes that the defenders of the intercepted Mariupol have four options, but the only acceptable is the fight.
Source: korrespondent
