"Destroyed about 1800 invaders," Dianov released from captivity about the first battle
According to Mikhail Dianov, in December 2021, he, along with his brothers from the 36th separate Marine Corps Brigade for the fourth time, entered positions in the Mariupol direction. Already on March 9, as the fighter notes, he accepted a serious battle near Water. "There was only our Marine Corps Battalion. I emphasize, from the 36th brigade only one battalion was fighting. We smoked tanks" Flies "(RPG-18-Ed. ) For the first time three tanks and two BMPs. We destroyed them.
And many personnel were neutralized. This is March 9. According to official data, 80 people of our battalion in one direction destroyed 1,800 personnel. I do not count the equipment, "Dianov continued and added that it would be more logical to destroy live force, since on the advanced one from the Russians It will no longer be possible to manage military equipment. According to the hero of Azovstal, he received a serious injury the next day, March 10.
Returning to Mikhail Dianov's position, he broke his hand, and two more balls were in his leg. With these wounds, the Marines were hospitalized to the 61st hospital located in Mariupol. During the interview, the fighter remembered that from the car to the intensive care unit was transferred by Yulia Paevskaya with the call sign "Tyra". After anesthesia by the evening, Mikhail Dianov drew up and saw an orthopedic structure on his hand.
In general, as a result of the shelling, the Marines suffered four gunshot wounds. On the way to the Azovstal, the wounded soldier was first transported from the hospital to Azovmash, and from there - to the Ilyich Metallurgical Combine. "They stayed there until April 12. It was from there that the first wounded were captured. And we left the 10th or 11th. We went to" Azovstal ". From" Zalizyaki "(hospital at the factory - ed. ) the exit.
It was a common bunker, "Dianov emphasized, adding that he was personally sent to the surface for fighting, as the Russians tried to penetrate the territory of" Azovstal ". According to the infantryman, during one of the fights he damaged his hand and reported a new injury to the commander of the 36th Brigade Sergei Volynsky. After this, the incident, as Dianov recalls, was not released on the surface and engaged in useful things inside the bunker.
On May 15-16, an order of the Commander-in-Chief came out that Azovstal defenders should have weapons and terminate Mariupol protection operation. Already on May 17, according to Dianov, he was brought to the colony, which is located in Occupied Olenivka. We will remind, on September 21 there was a large -scale exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, during which Ukrainian servicemen returned home. The exchangers were Azovstal defenders and Mariupol's defense commanders.