Russians tried to recruit Azov Regiment fighters who left Azovstal steelworks: "To destroy USA"ALONA MAZURENKO — THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2022, 13:05Representatives of the Russian GRU [The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate] tried to recruit fighters of the Azov regiment, who came out of Azovstal steelworks in May, explaining it by "war against the USA and the West."came up with the following idea: when we came out of captivity, they wanted to recruit the Azov regiment defenders as a unit because ‘you guys are fighting well’, (I am now quoting the GRU, not ourselves), ‘so let's destroy the West and the U.S.Therefore, publicity in the media can have the opposite effect for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and worsen their conditions of stay, or affect the negotiation process for POW release.At the briefing, it was also noted that the command staff of the Azov regiment spent several days with their subordinates in the occupied territory of Ukraine.According to Krotevych, despite the guarantee by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Russians captured several civilians who had tried to leave Azovstal."