🇷🇺🇺🇦 Captured Ukrainian marines at the Ilyich plant

Russian imports have plunged on the back of the Ukraine War — but revenue from its #oil and #gas #exports has more than made up for it.

Russia's current account surplus hit $58.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022 — a three-decade high

Russia's revenues #oil and #gas export surged while imports plunged on the back of sweeping #sanctions.

Russia will earn $321 billion from #energy #exports in 2022 — 36% higher on-year.

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-energy-oil-gas-sanctions-economy-price-current-account-surplus-2022-4

🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡British special forces returned to Ukraine to resume training of the Ukrainian military in Kyiv and its environs - The Times

The publication, citing one of the Ukrainian officers, writes that British instructors are called upon to teach the use of NLAW anti-tank missiles. The British Ministry of Defense refused to confirm this information to the publication.

Senior UAF sailor Vladimir Zagorsky spoke in detail about being surrounded in a ring, surrendering, his attitude to the actions of "Azov" and his hopes for the future.

ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND VOICEOVER

"I am very disappointed in the State. We were ditched, ditched and ditched again.

The whole battalion thinks we were like cannon fodder.

Just abandoned us in there, that's all!"

#POW

https://southfront.org/testimony-of-uaf-501st-marine-brigade-senior-sailor-english-video/

The pig is kind of a perfect metaphor for Ukraine itself, prewar.

It just couldn't keep away from all those "free weapons" ......

Another #British #War #Tourist #mercenary was caught in #Mariupol.

#Sean #Pinner - English mercenary, served in the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attack aircraft, is now in captivity.

This is the second Englishman taken in Mariupol after #Aidan #Aslin AKA #Cossackgundi, was captured 2 days ago.

Now Pinner says that the war is not needed and he wants to go home.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again.
Please Mr Putin, send me 'ome to me dear ol' Mum"

And also he advises actor #Sean #Penn not to come to fight the Russians, it's very dangerous 😂

🇬🇧 Aiden Eslin, a mercenary from Britain, before surrendering, sent his family a video from the factory to them. Ilyich

‘If you are watching this, then we are surrounded. We held out for a month, we ran out of ammunition, food. Water is all we have left’

🇺🇦An American journalist conducted an investigation into the torture of civilians by the Ukrainian military

Drone footage, some of which Thermal, published April 16, 2022 shows the battles directly on the territory of the #Ilyich plant in #Mariupol a few days ago.

After being surrounded, in a "#cauldron", a large group of Ukrainian #marines surrendered and the enterprise came under the control of the Russian Federation Ground Forces

Russia has sent an ultimatum to the Office of the President of Ukraine that if the surrender of Azovstal was not agreed, the plant will be razed to the ground with vacuum bombs.

Anyone refusing to #surrender will be buried alive, and the choice of what to do is up to Zelensky.

Video from Friday 15th April 2022, of the surrender of UAF #Marines at the #Ilyich Steelworks Plant in #Azovstal, #Mariupol South Eastern Ukraine

In the east of the southern port devastated by weeks of shelling, the plant lies in an industrial area that looks out to the Sea of Azov and covers more than 11 sq km (4.25 sq miles), containing myriad buildings, blastfurnaces and rail tracks.

Russia has sent an ultimatum to the Office of the President of Ukraine that if the surrender of Azovstal was not agreed, the plant will be razed to the ground with vacuum bombs.

Anyone refusing to #surrender will be buried alive, and the choice of what to do is up to Zelensky.