Nikita Nadtochiy. Photo: A frame from the video.
Former commander of the Ukrainian Azov regiment (Banned in Russia) Maxim Zhorin said that the unit was headed by Nikita Nadtochiy (call sign “One-Two”).
According to the Telegram channel “Politics of the Country”, Nadtochiy was temporarily appointed while Denis Prokopenko (call sign “Radish”) is in captivity.
The task of the superintendent is to assemble and prepare a regiment to continue performing combat missions.
Nadtochiy himself, who commanded the second battalion, was not captured because he was seriously wounded in Mariupol and was evacuated by helicopter.
Recall that according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, since May 16, 2,439 fighters from the Azov regiment, who were at the Azovstal plant, have laid down their arms and surrendered. Earlier, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported that a tribunal over the surrendered militants could take place before the end of summer.