Fighters of the Azov regiment do not have a high chance of survival if they fall into russian captivity. They will not give up themselves. This was stated by the Deputy Commander of the Azov regiment, Captain Sviatoslav Palamar (Kalyna).
"To capitulate is unacceptable. Because everyone in captivity is a resource for the political scene, a resource for exchange," - Kalyna said.
"I have to remind you, that we are at war with the enemy who carries out the barbaric terror of Ukraine. We're trying to talk about who killed thousands of people in Bucha, who raped women and children and destroyed hospitals, and churches. Their main goal is to destroy Ukrainians. I understand this and therefore everything is logical for me," - he added.
He told the story of a soldier who was captured by the russians, they shot a propaganda video with him that it was not terrible to surrender to russia and then they killed him.
He was strangled. This is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and this is very typical for russians. The problem is that we know that for Azov fighters the captivity is death," - said Palamar.
Update. At the same time, Intelligence Officer Illia Samoilenko noted that Azov has four options in the current situation, and only one of them is captivity. However, it is rejected immediately.
"As for the chances we have here, I will tell you the same thing I say to my comrades, soldiers... in such a critical situation as now, we have (four options - ed.)... First, we can, of course, just put the weapon away and sit in the corner and wait for the end. It will be a slow death from hunger or a quick death from a bomb, just to accept the situation," - Samoilenko says.
The second option is to escape, as the Commander of the 36 Brigade of Marines tried.
"The third one - we can put the weapon away and just give up. And the fourth option is the only way that will guarantee our life and we will not be ashamed of what we have done - to stand and fight."