Russia is ready to declare another ceasefire period on Wednesday, April 20, allowing nationalist groups blocked at Mariupol’s Azovstal plant to surrender, the chief of Russia’s national defense command center, Mikhail Mizintsev, said on Tuesday.
"The Kyiv government made no attempts of any kind to rescue its servicemen," he said. "Being fully aware of the Kyiv regime’s lack of responsibility for the imminent sad end of the last hotspot of resistance in Mariupol, and guided solely by humanitarian principles, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reiterate their call to militants of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries to stop hostilities and lay down weapons starting from 14:00 Moscow time on April 20, 2022."
He said Russia guarantees life and medical assistance to all those who agree to lay down weapons.
The official went on to say that Russia has already proven its humane treatment of prisoners of war, including of surrendered Ukrainian marines.
"Just like before, the Russian side guarantees its compliance with the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War," Mizintsev added.
