“The Kyiv nationalist regime, according to radio interception, forbade negotiations on surrender,” the general said.

According to him, the Azov Nazis were ordered to shoot on the spot anyone who wanted to lay down their arms among Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries.

Earlier, Konashenkov said that the entire urban area of ​​Mariupol was cleared of Ukrainian troops, the remnants of the group were blocked at the Azovstal plant.

RT published bird's-eye footage of urban battles in Mariupol.