Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said that part of the military personnel of the 36th Marine Brigade in Mariupol was captured while trying to break through.

In general, the operation to break through the brigade to the positions of the Azov regiment was successful.. The military has already regrouped and is ready to continue to carry out combat missions.

“I must say that part of the 36th Marine Brigade was captured while trying to break through. Some went to connect with Azov, and some went to break through to another place, because they were divided among themselves and made decisions,” he told Russian human rights activist Mark Feygin.

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“That (part of the brigade - ed.. ), which went by itself. well, not by myself, but in the other direction. came under artillery and air strikes, lost a lot of people and was captured during the battle, ”added Arestovich.