Vladimir Frolov, deputy commander of Russia’s 8th Army, was laid to rest at St. Serafimovskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Alexander Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg, confirmed the death in a statement, saying that Frolov had fought in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. His statement read: “Today we say goodbye to a real hero. Vladimir Petrovich Frolov died a heroic death in a battle with Ukrainian nationalists. “He sacrificed his life to stop bombings of children, women and the elderly in Donbass. “So that they can stop waiting for death and leave the house, to say goodbye to them as if it were the last time.” General Frolov died a “heroic death” in battle, according to an official statement (YouTube / World News Today) Begloff described Frovlov as a “true patriot” and a “brave” man. Frolov is the last of many Russian generals reported to have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Despite the loss of high-ranking military officials, President Putin continues to claim that his “special military operation” is going according to plan. Ukraine claims up to 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war almost two months ago, compared to 2,500 to 3,000 of its own. Russia gave the Ukrainians a window to leave the devastated Mariupol (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) It comes as Russia gave the fighters in besieged Mariupol a deadline to surrender, which expired early Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry has given Ukrainians at the giant Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol until 1 p.m. ». Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said the Ukrainian military administration had barred its troops from surrendering. He said the Russian military had received the information from intercepted communications. Konashenkov warned that “all those who continue the resistance will be destroyed.” This map shows the extent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine since Thursday (Press Association Pictures) He claimed that along with the Ukrainian troops, there are about 400 foreign mercenaries surrounded in Azovstal, most of them from European countries and Canada, who communicate in six languages, according to interceptions. Konashenkov’s claim could not be independently verified. The Independent has a proud campaign history for the rights of the most vulnerable and we first launched our “Welcome Refugees” campaign during the war in Syria in 2015. Now, as we renew our campaign and start this report on In the wake of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis, we call on the government to move faster and faster to secure aid. To learn more about our Refugee Campaign, click here. To sign the application click here. If you would like to donate, click here for our GoFundMe page.
