Changes

On May 18, 2022, the total number of surrenders rose to 959. It was previously thought to be about 1,700 holdouts until the end.  DPR leader Denis Pushilin told journalists, “A court will rule on the fate of Ukrainian militants who surrendered at Mariupol’s Azovstal plant…As for war criminals and those who are nationalists, if they laid down their arms their fate should be decided by the court. Regardless of the emotions of some people, I heard various opinions, if an adversary laid down the arms, the future fate is decided by the court. If this is a Nazi criminal, then by a court martial"<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1452579</ref>

On May 18, 2022, the total number of surrenders rose to 959. It was previously thought to be about 1,700 holdouts until the end.  DPR leader Denis Pushilin told journalists, “A court will rule on the fate of Ukrainian militants who surrendered at Mariupol’s Azovstal plant…As for war criminals and those who are nationalists, if they laid down their arms their fate should be decided by the court. Regardless of the emotions of some people, I heard various opinions, if an adversary laid down the arms, the future fate is decided by the court. If this is a Nazi criminal, then by a court martial"<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1452579</ref>

The total number of unconditional surrenders since Monday, May 16, 2022, cascaded to 2,439 by May 20,<ref>https://youtu.be/v0GaoTJ4lKA</ref> more captures than were taken in the two major battles of Ilovaisk and Debaltseve combined in 2014 and 2015 during the earlier Donbas war.  This figure included at least 717 Azov fighters.  People who swore to fight Russians until the last drop of blood surrendered. Kyiv tried to whitewash that embarrassment.<ref>https://thesaker.is/a-major-national-embarrassment-is-being-hidden-from-ukrainians/</ref>  Azov Regiment commander Lt. Colonel Denys Prokopenko (call sign "Radish") surrendered and was transported to Russia to face a denazification Tribunal in an armored vehicle for fear of reprisals against the accused by the civilian population of Mariupol.<ref>https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/05/20/komandir-azova-denis-prokopenko-sdalsya-rossiyskim-voyskam.html?</ref><ref>[https://ria.ru/20220520/azovstal-1789847272.html «Командира» нацистов вывезли с «Азовстали» в специальном бронеавтомобиле]</ref>

The total number of unconditional surrenders since Monday, May 16, 2022, cascaded to 2,439 by May 20,<ref>https://youtu.be/v0GaoTJ4lKA</ref> more captures than were taken in the two major battles of [[Ilovaisk]] and [[Debaltseve]] combined in 2014 and 2015 during the earlier Donbas war.  This figure included at least 717 Azov fighters.  People who swore to fight Russians until the last drop of blood surrendered. Kyiv tried to whitewash that embarrassment.<ref>https://thesaker.is/a-major-national-embarrassment-is-being-hidden-from-ukrainians/</ref>  Azov Regiment commander Lt. Colonel Denys Prokopenko (call sign "Radish") surrendered and was transported to Russia to face a denazification Tribunal in an armored vehicle for fear of reprisals against the accused by the civilian population of Mariupol.<ref>https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/05/20/komandir-azova-denis-prokopenko-sdalsya-rossiyskim-voyskam.html?</ref><ref>[https://ria.ru/20220520/azovstal-1789847272.html «Командира» нацистов вывезли с «Азовстали» в специальном бронеавтомобиле]</ref>

[[File:Ryan Routh.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Trump]] would-be assassin [[Ryan Wesley Routh]] at an event in May 2022 marking the surrender at Azovstal and glorifying the [[Neo-Nazi]] [[Azov Battalion]] fighters.<ref>[https://t.me/AussieCossack/22722 @1:49 secs]</ref>]]

[[File:Ryan Routh.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Trump]] would-be assassin [[Ryan Wesley Routh]] at an event in May 2022 marking the surrender at Azovstal and glorifying the [[Neo-Nazi]] [[Azov Battalion]] fighters.<ref>[https://t.me/AussieCossack/22722 @1:49 secs]</ref>]]

In sum, 2,511 Azoz personnel were captured throughout the duration of the fighting in Mariupol.  Individually, all were carrying large amounts of money - dollars, euros, Ukrainian hryvnia, and gold.  All faced criminal prosecution and not military justice.<ref>https://youtu.be/qBM6YhjQtbI</ref>  Reports in early June 2022 indicated that Azov Nazis had been transferred to the Yelenovskaya penal colony in the DPR.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/IIRhUa5VTxT6/</ref>

In sum, 2,511 Azoz personnel were captured throughout the duration of the fighting in Mariupol.  Individually, all were carrying large amounts of money - dollars, euros, Ukrainian hryvnia, and gold.  All faced criminal prosecution and not military justice.<ref>https://youtu.be/qBM6YhjQtbI</ref>  Reports in early June 2022 indicated that Azov Nazis had been transferred to the Yelenovskaya penal colony in the DPR.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/IIRhUa5VTxT6/</ref>