“The situation is pretty hopeless,” said former of the British Army General Lord Dannatt to Luke Jones on Times Radio.
Following reports that defenders still within Mariupol will fight to the end, Lord Dannatt said: “Theyve been holding out for over 50 days, havent they, they must now be getting extremely short of ammunition.
“I think the awkwardness of this is those who are defending are predominantly from the Azov regiment, which, if you look at the origin of that organisation, look at some of their insignia and their flags, they do make use of the swastika symbol.
“So when the Russians have talked about denazifying, Im afraid, they all focus pretty much on this Azov regiment. And Im afraid thats probably why they are not going to surrender, because as individuals, they know that theyre going to come to pretty harsh treatment.”
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