Russia's Supreme Court has adjourned a hearing on recognizing the Azov Ukrainian Regiment as a "terrorist organization" until June 29.
The Prosecutor General's Office of the russian federation opened the relevant proceedings last week, and has now asked for a postponement, russian media write.
The first hearing was held behind closed doors today. The court of the occupying country does not report any results.
The Azovs who were defending Mariupol and remained on the territory of the Azovstal plant until the last moment are now in captivity in russia. They left the plant only after receiving an order from the country's top leadership. They are currently in the occupied territories, and seriously wounded soldiers are being treated there. The last to leave the territory of the enterprise were the commanders of all the units that were there.
It is assumed that the Azovs, along with other defenders of Mariupol - the Marines of the 36th Brigade, border guards, law enforcement officers - will be exchanged for russian prisoners of war. Russia has already begun to say that the exchange can take place only "after the trial".
The russians accuse Ukrainian defenders of absurd accusations of crimes against the civilian population of Ukraine, although it is their atrocities against civilians that have been documented by numerous pieces of evidence.