A militant British national claims that pro-Ukraine soldiers were oblivious of civilians in Mariupol as the Russian troops tightened the noose. When captured, Aiden Aslin, the Briton, contradicted the narrative that Kyiv was winning its offensive, and its forces were surrounded.
Ongoing propaganda by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to show his forces are allegedly getting the upper hand, but Aslin's revelation casts doubt on it.
Ukraine Soldiers Abandon Civilian Welfare
The British captive from Mariupol said the city was under siege and was experiencing catastrophe, not from the Russian forces but Ukrainian units besieged in the area, reported the Daily Telegraph.
Aslin was in the thick of the fighting with pro-Kyiv forces, according to a video that RT procured. He was with the Ukrainian marines, who surrendered to Russian units early in the week. In 2018, he joined the Ukraine military and assumed they were the good guys, based on his assumption then.
Mariupol's shattered reality in the current situation became an eye-opener; he claimed he attempted to ask the marine leaders to leave. Instead, they opted to stay in Kyiv with the thought they wanted them to stay despite their situation.
According to Aslin, the situation for all men in the unit was dangerous. The fix with trapped pro-Ukraine soldiers could be avoided by wanting to stay and fight.
The unit's dire situation was because the Ukrainian leader told them to stay and fight great odds leading to the rout. Aslin said in the video that the situation was avoidable, and the war of Zelensky was not needed.
In a week of intense hostilities, he took part in the city offensive that led to his conclusion about the conduct of Kyiv's forces on how they treated their civilians.
Aslin reported the shocking soldiers' behavior, saying they allegedly stole food from supermarkets and ignored the civilians who needed them. Locals in the city were prevented from getting water for themselves based on Aslin's account of the citizen's ordeal, noted Hi India.
At one point in the interview, the subject of the pro-Kyiv soldiers committing atrocities like killing civilians was raised. He called them criminals. His alleged account contradicts current reports of the hostilities at Mariupol, which the Ukrainians are winning.
Aslin claims that he fought with the Kurds of Syria against the radical Islamic State, but after the event in Mariupol, he is going home to his family and not fighting for any country again.
Russians Stormed Mariupol
Entering Donbas on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the incursion after the failed implementation of the Minsk agreement.
Plans to recognize Donetsk and Lugansk by the neo-Nazis and ultra-nationalists against the republics prompted a special operation allowed by the Kremlin, mentioned Al Jazeera.
One of the major reasons for the incursion was that Ukraine was asked to be neutral, which never happened, leading to this shooting war.
The militant British national captured at Mariupol with pro-Ukraine soldiers admitted what they did against civilians was disturbing and shocked him enough to realize never to fight in a war again.
