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Briton Aiden Aslin surrenders to the Russian army after fighting in Mariupol. Foto/rt.com
The statement was made by a British citizen identified as Aiden Aslin. He reportedly fought in the city and told of his experiences in a video obtained by RT.
The British man apparently surrendered to Russian troops along with Ukrainian marines earlier this week.
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Aslin admitted that when he joined the Ukrainian military in 2018, he believed he was on the “good side.” He described the situation in Mariupol as an “eye opener” for him.
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He tried to convince his commanders to leave the city, but they chose to stay, not least because Kiev wanted them to stay.
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“The situation in Mariupol is disastrous. It could have been avoided had the Ukrainians left but they chose to stay. Zelensky had a big role (in this decision). He could have sent them away but they stayed. I don’t want this, I want to leave because we don’t need war,” Aslin says in the video.
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