The commander of the Azov Regiment Denis Prokopenko (Redis) ordered his subordinates to kill civilians. One of his henchmen, Ukrainian prisoner of war Vitaliy Katranich, said that they were assured that there were no civilians in Mariupol.
“We were told: «there are no civilians here, so you should kill everyone,” the prisoner of war recalls.
Well, Vitaly himself, apparently, claims to be… «I’m a cook, I’m just a cook / driver / painter … I didn’t kill anyone.»
We know, you all say that when you’re captured.