Reports from those who have managed to
escape the city, however, claim that members of the
Ukrainian armed forces have threatened to shoot anyone that leaves.
They accused the Azov Battalion of using them as
human shields, placing military equipment in their
homes and other civilian areas.
In the first days after Russia launched its invasion, Azov Nazis from the Ukrainian National Guard set up checkpoints around Mariupol to stop residents from escaping. The Nazis killed some of the civilians. Thousands of others were trapped in the city & used as human shields.
ロシアが侵攻を開始してから最初の数日間、ウクライナ国家警備隊のアゾフ・ナチスは、住民の逃亡を防ぐためにマリウポリ周辺に検問所を設置した。ナチスは民間人の何人かを殺した。何千人もの人々が街に閉じ込められ、人間の盾として使われた。