Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
A bit of background:
The Ukrainian 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade was the main component defending at Shirokino on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, starting from about March, 2015. In Rantburg's archives are several stories about this unit, ending with how they successfully forced the separatists out of Shirokino after many weeks of fighting.
Accompanying the 36th was the Azov Battalion, with its bases being Mariupol.
[ColonelCassad] The commander of the 36th separate marine brigade, Colonel Baranyuk, was not killed during an unsuccessful attempt to break through from the territory of the Ilyich plant.
In fact, Colonel Baranyuk was taken prisoner.
It is obvious that misinformation was launched about the death of Baranyuk while his interrogations were going on + perhaps Baranyuk himself was used to speed up the surrender of the remaining forces of the 36th brigade at the plant named after Ilyich.
One way or another, this is the first captured brigade commander since the beginning of the NWO.
Another video (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/47583?single) with the captured brigade commander of the 36th infantry regiment Baranyuk and his chief of staff lieutenant colonel Kormyakov, who was also captured during an unsuccessful attempt to break out from the territory of the Ilyich plant.
Valuable catch for military intelligence.
Here is a video of part of Col. Baranyuk's interrogation, in which he discusses the different command structures, his infantry brigade under the Ukrainian ministry of defense and navy, and the Azov Battalion under the Ukrainian interior ministry.
The translation itself is not very good, but the video is translatable.
Adds Russian Spring:
The brigade commander, Hero of Ukraine, Colonel Volodymyr Baranyuk and Chief of Staff Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov were captured after an attempt to leave the Azovmash plant and have already testified about the circumstances of their capture and their conduct of hostilities in Mariupol.
They say that the Marines and the command of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not hesitate to fight side by side with the Azov National Battalion, according to a video recording of the testimony of the brigade commander and the brigade chief of staff, made at one of the points on the territory of the DPR.
"I went to the headquarters of Azov. We saw the literature, the pictures that are there. And the flags that are Nazi, Germany. Were with them... I'm not interested in literature that talks about Nazism and fascist symbols. I’m not interested in this," says Chief of Staff Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov.
Of course, in captivity, he quickly turned into an anti-fascist who fought side by side with the neo-Nazis exclusively "as part of the order."
"To fight not shoulder to shoulder, but to fight within the framework of a combat order received from a senior commander. Within the boundaries that are determined for you by the senior commander," he answers the question of whether he is interested in fighting together with the Azov people.
The same story with the brigade commander Baranyuk: interesting things are revealed in captivity.
Once in captivity, he declared that he was "a categorical opponent of all sorts of Nazi moments like these."
"These were not my colleagues. So by the will of fate it turned out that they were my neighbors at that moment. During the defense of Mariupol. It could be like any other unit… At least I didn’t see people with UPA* books and, let’s say, with Nazi symbols," said Baranyuk.
During the defense, he claims to have received "a certain sector of defense." “Both to my right and to my left were units of the Azov battalion,” he added.
Azov brands Colonel Baranyuk as a coward:
"Azov" began to brand the commander of the marines of the 36th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladimir Baranyuk, who was taken prisoner.
A member of a neo-Nazi gang today, during a press conference broadcast from the Azovstal plant, said that Baranyuk "ran away like a coward, thinking only of himself, forgetting about his duty."
“He refused to obey the order (of the Nazis from Azov,” RV note) and tried to flee the city with a small group in armored vehicles, trying to break through, ”said a gang member.
Recall that video evidence appeared today that brigade commander Baranyuk and chief of staff of the 36th brigade Dmitry Kormyankov were captured, and not killed, as previously thought.
As Russkaya Vesna reported, Kormyankov sharply turned into an anti-fascist in captivity , saying that “all these neo-Nazi things” were never close to him personally. He spoke extremely negatively about "Azov" and "Azov", saying that the marines were subordinated to "Azov", whose commanders led the defense of the city. Thus, trying to remove at least part of the responsibility for war crimes.