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In the spring of 2022, Azovstal became the last center of defense in Mariupol. Visit Ukraine on social media: Telegram | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok The agreement was violated by both the Ukrainian and Turkish sides. According to spokesman Dmitry Peskov, no one warned russia about the transfer of the military. The kremlin said that the return of the commanders to Ukraine is now a violation of the agreements. Reaction in russia to the return of the Mariupol defenders In particular, Azov commander Denys Prokopenko (Redis) said he was ready to return to the front. During the press conference, the heroes thanked the President's team for returning home and announced their intention to continue fighting the enemy. In the evening of July 8, hundreds of people, including many military personnel, met the soldiers and the country's leadership in the center of Lviv, near the Shevchenko monument. They posted a video of a meeting with the military in which the soldiers greeted the country's leadership at a Turkish airport and boarded a flight, followed by footage from the plane. The information about the return of the five Azovstal defense commanders first appeared on the official channels of President Zelensky and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. In September last year, the heroes were released from russian captivity and, according to agreements with russia, were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war under the personal guarantees of President Recep Erdogan. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team returned five Azovstal defense commanders to Ukraine: Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar (call sign Kalyna), Azov Commander Denys Prokopenko (Redis), Senior Officer Oleh Khomenko, Acting Commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade Serhiy Volynskyy (Volyn), and Commander of the 12th Brigade of the National Guard Denys Shleha.

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